Review of Showgirls (1995) by Lowbrowcinema — 21 Oct 2013
Time for a total re-evaluation. Yes, SHOWGIRLS is a cult camp classic but it is also a serious meditation on the American obsession with money, power and sex, and how the three are inexorably intertwined in our decadent, vulgar, and puritanical culture.
SHOWGIRLS beautifully creates a frenzied environment that could only exist in the whorehouse known as Las Vegas. SHOWGIRLS is as American as an apple pie in the face with a brutal series of final scenes that totally spoil all the fun.
That's intentional too and makes for a brilliant sort of satire of "America" with a capital "A.
This review of Showgirls (1995) was written by Lowbrowcinema on 21 Oct 2013.
Showgirls has generally received negative reviews.
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