Eric Dane
When I saw the trailer for Burlesque months ago, my first thought was “oh my god, could this be the next Showgirls?” Certainly, the trailer made the setup seem similar enough. From its opening sequences, in which we see Christina Aguilera’s Ali quitting her dead end waitressing job in Nowheresville, Iowa, putting on her white platforms and buying a one way ticket to L.A., Burlesque sets up a pretty obvious premise: small town girl with stars in her eyes comes to the big city to make it big. It’s just her, an old photo of her mom (who died when she...
My suspicions surrounding Valentine’s Day had to do with its cast. When a casting director crams as many big names into a movie as they possibly can, one has to wonder why. Is it a compensation for lack of substance? Is there any way this movie would have been produced had it not been for the all-star cast and the famous director, Garry Marshall? For these reasons, my expectations for Valentine’s Day were reasonably low and the movie itself only re-affirmed my predictions. However, through its blatant cliche, inexplicably useless scenes and over-characterization, this movie was surprisingly punctuated with points of sincerity which – dare I say – brought a tear...
