I never thought people would actually be waiting for my reviews. Well, here's my review of (drum roll) Burlesque!
For those who may not know what Burlesque is, it's a kind of drama plus comedy with music. So you'll see some of performances going on that may seem ridiculous in nature. However, most of the performances done by the dancers are more towards the Neo-Burlesque concept, which is a kind of performance that combines dancing and striptease.
Spoiler Alert!
Burlesque is a movie about a small town girl named Ali (Christina Aguilera) from a small town in Iowa (of course), who decides to leave her boring, and vague life to chase her dream of becoming a singing performer. After a day long search for a job, she finally lands herself at a bar called Burlesque which adapts the concept, Neo-burlesque. Ali is forced to work as a waitress at first to increase our anticipation to see her on the stage, but later proves to her boss, Tess (played by Cher), owner of dying bar, that she has talent with her natural dancing skills and her solid attitude, and finally gets to be Christina on stage. Little did anyone know that Christi.. I mean Ali has one more trick up her sleeve that could save the bar from closing down.
Critique
I think this is a terrible movie. It's shallow, the characters aren't developed, the acting is third class, the plot is not well thought out at all. The only thing I like about the movie is the dancing and Stanley Tucci. Tucci plays Sean, Tess's best-gay-friend who seems to be the only character that makes any sense in the movie. Cher's character seems to be experiencing an emotional breakdown but doesn't really hit it well, and she seems to be dumb when it comes to financial management.
Christina's character is instant coffee. She's a small town girl who has no family? That's it? It's like the scriptwriters said "Well, we didn't want to make it too hard for Christina". There's only a picture of her mom and that's just just an excuse for her to cry on screen. He character is inconsistent. One moment she's a nice humble girl, in another, she's a *itchy flirt. I'm not talking about Christina, it's her character. Blame the writers. The love affair between her and Jack (Cam Gigandet) is just ridiculous, but it had to be there. So they might as well end it happily.
When I watched this movie, I was reminded of the movie Make It Happen [2008], starring Mari Elizabeth Winstead, Tessa Thompson, and Riley Smith. But the main character in this movie is more defined and deep.
This movie would have been great if it was just a documentary about the concept Burlesque. The dances and Christina's performances were over the top. There's no doubt about that. You actually get goosebumps when she tries to sing for the first time in the movie. Plot aside, this movie is fun to watch when you turn your brain off for a while.
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