IT TAKES A LEGEND… TO MAKE A STAR.
Ali Rose (Christina Aguilera) quits her job in a bar, moves to L.A. and starts waiting tables at a burlesque club, begging the co-owner and star (Cher) for a chance onstage. The movie that got savaged by critics and still managed to earn a few Golden Globe nominations has a childish, hopelessly clichéd script and there is barely a moment in the film that feels remotely sincere. It’s a guilty pleasure though, with showy numbers at the club and a colorful cast… even if Aguilera and Cam Gigandet struggle with a frustratingly bad romance.
2010-U.S. 119 min. Color. Widescreen. Written and directed by Steven Antin. Songs: “You Haven’t Seen the Last of Me” (Diane Warren), “Bound to You” (Christina Aguilera, Sia Furler, Samuel Dixon). Cast: Cher (Tess), Christina Aguilera (Ali Rose), Stanley Tucci (Sean), Eric Dane, Cam Gigandet, Julianne Hough… Alan Cumming, Peter Gallagher, Kristen Bell, James Brolin.
Trivia: Aguilera’s first feature film. Lindsay Lohan and Jessica Biel were allegedly considered for roles.
Golden Globe: Best Original Song (“You Haven’t Seen the Last of Me”).
