Burlesque
My Review:
I’m a sucker for musicals, and Burlesque is exceptionally good! How can you miss with Cher and Christina Aguilera in the lead roles? The musical numbers are amazing. The story works – small town girl comes to Hollywood and finds a family in a nightclub and its performers. Cher plays Tess, who runs the nightclub and sings. She’s fallen on hard times and owes money or she’ll lose the club. Christina’s character, Ali, finds love with the engaged bartender, Jack, played by Cam Gigandet, who wants to be a songwriter. And of course, she’s beautiful, smart and talented so she gets the attention she deserves and becomes a star. Then there’s the villain, Marcus, who comes in the form of slick Eric Dane. He wants to buy Tess out, and keep Ali away from Jack. The only criticism I have is that the Ali character is so darn good. She’s too good in every way – it would have been more reasonable to write in some flaw to make her more relatable. The music is great – I bought the soundtrack!
Burlesque
- -The Burlesque Lounge has its best days behind it. Tess, a retired dancer and owner of the venue, struggles to keep the aging theater alive, facing all kinds of financial and artistic challenges. With the Lounge's troupe members becoming increasingly distracted by personal problems and a threat coming from a wealthy businessman's quest to buy the spot from Tess, the good fortune seems to have abandoned the club altogether. Meanwhile, the life of Ali, a small-town girl from Iowa, is about to change dramatically. Hired by Tess as a waitress at the Lounge, Ali escapes a hollow past and quickly falls in love with the art of burlesque. Backed by newfound friends amongst the theater's crew, she manages to fulfill her dreams of being on stage herself. Things take a dramatic turn though when Ali's big voice makes her become the main attraction of the revue
