The Daily Texan Review

In times when makeovers are performed everywhere from Oprah episodes to Cosmo spreads, Made-Up freshens a time-honored tradition. In his directorial debut, actor Tony Shalhoub (Big Night) studies how beauty and age are adversaries in the game of life.

Kate documents her older sister Elizabeth's makeover, executed by daughter Sara. Along the way, Kate spices the plot with a love interest (played by the endearing Shalhoub himself) for Elizabeth. Throughout the shoot, Elizabeth battles with the mirror and resigns herself to only be filmed with her mask of makeup, Liza Minelli wig and stick-on face-lift.

This festival gem was smart, hilarious and a great first effort by Shalhoub.