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When I think of the word burlesque, the only thing that really comes to mind is a strip club and Pussycat Dolls. Christina Aguilera delivers a remarkable performance in Burlesque with Cher costarring looking more striking than ever. Burlesque is a string of music videos with a movie wrapped around it.
I can say that 85% of the movie full of Christina Aguilera's performances. If you enjoyed the highly entertaining performance like Pussycat Dolls you’ll greatly enjoy Burlesque. The energetic dancing will have you wanting to jump into the movie set to take part in the dancing, relaxing atmosphere of the lounge to get away from a humdrum day in breaking the familiarity of everyday life.
Burlesque adalah lakonan Cher, Christina Aguilera, Cam Gigandet, Eric Dane, Stanley Tucci, Kristen Bell and Julianne Hough. Throw in two iconic pop-stars and we have a guaranteed hit! The movie starts out fast and gets right into it. Ali (Christina Aguilera) is a blonde, hard-working waitress from Iowa who has an undiscovered talent for singing and dancing. If you just can't wait to see Xtina singing, don't worry in first 10 minutes the performance begins.
The opening song was 'Something's Got A Hold On Me'. I'm sure you can feel the beat right after that scene. Ali escapes hardship and an uncertain future to follow her dreams to LA. After stumbling upon The Burlesque Lounge, a majestic but ailing theater that is home to an inspired musical revue, Ali lands a job as a cocktail waitress. While serving the customers who came to watch the half-naked dancing women, Ali learn the dance step a little bit. She is just so passionate to perform on the stage. Ali meets the friendly bartender Jack (Cam Gigandet) and starts to waitress for him because she knows this is where she belongs.
The legendary Nikki (Kristen Bell) is the bitch in the movie. Soon enough, Ali builds a friendship with a featured dancer Georgia (Julianne Hough), finds an enemy in a troubled, jealous performer which is Nikki. After a while, they received a news that Georgia is pregnant and about to rest from performing with other girls. Tess (Cher) and Sean (Stanley Tucci), who plays essentially the same arch assistant to the woman at the top. Tess was the owner and the one who start the show business.
At the same time the club is having a financial crisis and entrepreneur Marcus (Eric Dane) arrives with an enticing proposal. He want to buy the club and own it. But Tess is still with her own principals that she will not sell the club to who ever it is. She believes in herself that she can save the club.Condo developer Marcus wants to buy the club to tear it down, but Tess can't possibly sell because it's her whole life. With the crucial situations, Tess and Sean decided to make a open audition to replace Georgia. Ali came to audition and she wants to be a part of it. Tess challenges her with all dance steps and Ali remembers all the routines. She's finally make the cut. When Nikki was late for her performance, Tess quickly pushes Ali to replace Nikki. Unfortunately, Nikki tried to sabotage Ali's part. Nikki stop the music when Ali suppose to lip syncing the song. During that time Ali started to sing with her own vocal. Everyone was impressed and Tess changes their performance style by singing with the real voice no more lips syncing.
However, Ali’s transformation from cunning country-gal to fabulous city-slicker proves to be rocky, and her newfound success strikes a sour note in Nikki, an egomaniacal dancer, whose drunkenness and vindictiveness sends her to the bottom of the food chain. Since that Ali is the star of the club and Marcus notice her success and stars personality.
Ali friendship with former bartender, Jack has changes. Jack seems a little bit jealous when he hears Ali close relationship with Marcus and always seeing that Ali starting to get expensive gifts from him. Jack has warned Ali about Marcus's real intuition but Ali don't believe him and assumed Jack is jealous of her. Ali becomes incredibly bitchy and hard to like towards the film’s second-act, which seems to parallel her transformation. They slowly develop a romantic connection (although Jack has a fiancé in New York), which is a sharp contrast to the mother-and-daughter relationship that Ali and Tess share. When Ali knew about Marcus missions she quickly spills the secret and idea to save the club.
Tess agrees with her ideas and meet the real estate people. The debt and financial crisis solved successfully. From all the musical scenes, the song 'Express' and 'Bound To You' are my favorite . Speaking of the club, never in a movie will you see a more magical stage, which grows and shrinks depending on the number being staged. The finale would need about three nightclubs the size of Burlesque to contain it. The costumes was excellent and fantastic!
But I advice you, if you want to pay to see the creative use of sequins, satin, sheer fabric and pearls, sexy dance, plus a few music videos. But if you want to see a movie, check the rest of your local listings. Don't regret later on.
I comment this movie
(5) ★★★★★only.
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*Becoming a celebrity - She’s all glammed up putting make-up & perfume
*Rising popularity - She’s rising as her old music videos surround her
*She fell in love -The picture of the guy on the Sony touchscreen TV
*Personal struggle - She was fighting with herself
*Breakdown/Meltdown - She collapses and ruins her wedding dress & past work
*Comeback - She comes back harder than ever as the Legendary Britney Spears