{"id":153800,"date":"2025-01-06T20:05:45","date_gmt":"2025-01-06T20:05:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hollywoodintoto.com\/?p=2042270"},"modified":"2025-01-06T20:05:45","modified_gmt":"2025-01-06T20:05:45","slug":"dont-believe-the-last-showgirl-hype","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gamefootballmobileanimeiphone.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/06\/dont-believe-the-last-showgirl-hype\/","title":{"rendered":"Don\u2019t Believe \u2018The Last Showgirl\u2019 Hype"},"content":{"rendered":"

Gia Coppola\u2019s \u201cThe Last Showgirl\u201d is a tribute to old Las Vegas entertainers who made a living as the top-billed acts, their names shining in neon.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Specifically, it’s Las Vegas post-Benjamin Siegal, during the Wayne Newton\/Tom Jones era. Pop stars singing oldies in a shiny suit, surrounded by dancers adorning glitter and feathers (for starters) and pushing the envelope of grown-up entertainment were the big acts of their day.<\/p>\n

Of course, an aspect of this has survived, though much of today\u2019s Vegas entertainment offerings are larger-than-life events (Cirque Du Solei! Celine Dion! That giant orb!!), less the kind of sleazy stage show attended by gangsters.<\/p>\n

This distinction between vintage and new Vegas is made early in Coppola\u2019s film, in which one of those creaky old acts, ostensibly a show with erotic dancing and peek-a-boo nudity, is about to close.<\/p>\n

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The cast members of the long-in-the-tooth production are mortified, from the behind-the-scenes showrunner (Dave Bautista), Annette, the seen-it-all former big deal dancer (Jamie Lee Curtis), a variety of young talents who know the show is a dead end and the dancer who remained the face of the show and treats it as her shining showcase.<\/p>\n

This character is Shelly, played by Pamela Anderson.<\/p>\n

The former \u201cBaywatch\u201d star\u2019s leading turn is the prime reason why Coppola\u2019s likable but slight drama is getting an awards-season push. Anderson may relate to Shelly\u2019s being used for her looks and becoming popular for her sexuality, as well as the way women in the entertainment industry are largely treated.<\/p>\n

Yet – and I don\u2019t mean to be unkind but I\u2019m not going to sugarcoat it – Anderson may feel this character deeply but that doesn\u2019t mean she should or could play it. To be even more blunt: Anderson has moments here that reveal a willingness to be vulnerable and stretch, but she\u2019s still not an actress.<\/p>\n

I wanted to root for Anderson and her highly-touted comeback, but she can\u2019t carry this. The good news is that she\u2019s surrounded by co-stars who can.<\/p>\n

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Curtis is excellent, which is no surprise at this point. Billie Lourd is wonderful at evoking the lifetime of disappointment, bitterness and fading hope of Shelly\u2019s daughter. Their scenes together are some of Anderson\u2019s and the film\u2019s best.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Last Showgirl\u201d gives us yet another soulful, surprising character turn from Bautista. Co-star Kiernan Shipka has some of the best moments as a member of the troupe. As for Anderson, she has some effective moments here but also some embarrassing ones.<\/p>\n

This oddly feels like a part of a new film subgenre, starting with \u201cThe Wrestler\u201d (2009) and \u201cThe Whale\u201d (2023). The projects star former movie stars cast as washouts in unflattering close-ups. The main characters have angry, disappointed daughters, suffer at least one public humiliation, attempt to regain their former selves and past glories and reflect on the self-destructive journeys that led them to their present misery.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Last Showgirl\u201d is a more upbeat film than the prior two but, even with stellar co-stars, it stalls.<\/p>\n

The notion of Las Vegas getting rid of dated shows but still maintaining its tackiness is worth exploring. So is the definition of fame that a showgirl would feel by having her face on a flyer for 30 years.<\/p>\n

Weird but true: the similar \u201cDancing at the Blue Iguana\u201d (2000) is a superior work but so is, in its own way, \u201cShowgirls\u201d (1995). The latter, in addition to oodles of camp value, is also ruthless in its depiction of the life of a Las Vegas dancer.<\/p>\n

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The moments Anderson shares with Lourd demonstrate that she\u2019s willing to take a chance. Anderson\u2019s performance in this isn\u2019t on par with Mae West\u2019s mega-embarrassment, \u201cSextette\u201d (1978) but declaring this as her arrival as an actress is just hype.<\/p>\n

I hope Anderson stays in the indie world and seeks out more roles that resonate with her.<\/p>\n

Anderson\u2019s prior film roles often used her as a punchline. Her next big film is co-starring with Liam Neeson in a remake of \u201cThe Naked Gun.\u201d I\u2019m unsure if that will be an easy pick for the worst movie of 2025 or if the movie and Anderson can surprise us.<\/p>\n

For now, I can halfheartedly recommend \u201cThe Last Showgirl,\u201d and close by admitting that, for me, the biggest surprise of the film isn\u2019t that the former \u201cBarb Wire\u201d (1996) star is attempting to stretch in a drama, but that I spent most of this review considering the film work of Pamela Anderson.<\/p>\n

Perhaps that\u2019s something. Maybe she will, indeed, surprise us. For now, there\u2019s \u201cThe Last Showgirl.\u201d<\/p>\n

Two and a Half Stars<\/strong><\/p>\n

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