gussied up
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Typically, prequel films are gussied up with franchise callbacks and narrative dot-connecting to distract from the fact that they’re just as cash-grabby as any old sequel.
From Salon
There’s nothing subtle about “House of Guinness,” which makes its points in declarative sentences — sometimes gussied up with Irish-y prose — and gives its characters hardly a moment to relax and enjoy their porter, swelling the soundtrack with aggressive modern Irish rock and rap to make it exciting to the people of 2025.
From Los Angeles Times
Its patrons like to get all gussied up; in L.A., one sees Guess? jeans in a Verdi audience.
From Los Angeles Times
Summer 2025’s blockbusters have been gussied up to seem as appealing and action-packed as ever.
From Salon
The film itself is a fairly slight story, gussied up in period costuming and hair.
From Los Angeles Times
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