Better Than Expected

Rating: Null/10 (24 August 2011)

I went to see this movie with a friend at the cheap movie theater because we had nothing better to do. Before we went in we warned ourselves that this movie had been getting horrible reviews. I must say we were both pleasantly surprised and impressed with the movie as a whole. It is not great by any means but it is enjoyable and does not deserve the ridicule it gets. It's not West Side Story but it also isn't Glitter. Christina was about average on the acting scale, enough for me to enjoy her performance. Like Crossroads, it is clear that Burlesque was written for Christina Aguilera; and like Crossroads it gets a bad wrap. The ending was a cliché, Hollywood Happy Ending scenario, but that still didn't take a way from the fantastic performances, gorgeous costumes, and pleasant story. The romance between Christina and her leading man was fake as h--- to easy and would never happen; but whatever it made me smile. I would highly recommend you see the film yourself before judging.