formula flick with a dose of originality

Rating: Null/10 (11 August 2000)

Pretty and talented women serve up lots of raw energy, dancing and circus stunts while strutting their stuff on the bar at Coyote Ugly, a Manhattan hot spot. What saves this flick from being the same old tired old hash served up a different way is the brilliant editing. There are also some interesting scenes of Manhattan, including the fish market and the apartment and roof top which give a realistic feel to what it's like to live in New York on a tight budget. (A tiny, filthy, unsafe apartment like that one probably costs upwards of a grand a month.) The once scene which garnered a guffaw from the audience was when the significance of the title is revealed -- not only amusing, but also probably the most original concept in this movie. At least enough material here for a pretty good one hour movie that lasted close to two.