Review of Burlesque (2010) by Slayde11 — 22 Jul 2018

This film is ridiculously underrated!! Just incredibly fun, and flat-out entertaining from start to finish. Of course Xtina's voice is jaw-dropping, but that's not the only strong point. The music is fantastic, and the dance numbers are incredible.

It's jam-packed with great-looking stars in sparkling, gorgeous attire. Think "Moulin Rouge," "Chicago," anything Bob Fosse. Sure, it revolves around a very simple "small town girl/big city" narrative.

But I suspect it was the individual set pieces that were really meant to shine all along. Cher, Stanley Tucci, Kristen Bell, Cam Gigandet, Julianne Hough -- the whole cast really injects some heart. I was especially surprised and impressed with Aguillera's natural ability to improvise off the actors around her.

This made some of the dialog feel more spirited and fresh than I would have otherwise expected. And those songs - they really stay with you. I truly loved this movie. To quote Tucci's character, "brava.