Burlesque

It takes a LEGEND... to make a STAR!


Burlesque
A small-town girl with a big voice escapes hardship and an uncertain future to follow her dreams to LA. After stumbling upon The Burlesque Lounge, she lands a job as a cocktail waitress. Burlesque's outrageous costumes and bold choreography inspire her to perform on stage too. She builds a friendship with a featured dancer, finds an enemy in a troubled, jealous performer, and gets affection from the bartender. With the help of a sharp-witted stage manager and gender-bending host, she makes her way from the bar to the stage. Her spectacular voice restores The Burlesque Lounge to its former glory, though not before a charismatic entrepreneur arrives with an enticing proposal.

118 minutes.
No persons under 13 (Language).
Drama, Musical, Romance.

Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.

Welcome to the cabaret ...
Welcome to the cabaret ...

Credits

Cast
Cher, Christina Aguilera, Eric Dane, Cam Gigandet, Julianne Hough, Alan Cumming, Peter Gallagher, Kristen Bell, Stanley Tucci
Director
Steve Antin
ScreenplaySteve Antin
MusicChristophe Beck
CinematographyBojan Bazelli
EditingVirginia Katz
Sound formatsDolby Digital, Sony Dynamic Digital Sound, DTS
SoundtrackAvailable
Made in2010
Produced byDe Line Pictures

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Film and Publications Board (FPB) Report (SA)

GenreMusical, drama
LanguageModerate, occasional
NudityInfrequent, male buttocks, non-sexual context
SexMild sexual innuendo and infrequent mild sex scenes, suggestive movements are frequent
ViolenceMild and infrequent
PrejudiceNone
BlasphemySome profanities
Drug abuseAlcohol abuse is frequent
CommentsNone
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ScreenIt Report (USA)

Sex / Nudity
4
Violence
2
Blood / Gore / Gross
1
Guns / Weapons
1
Profanity
4
Alcohol / Drugs
5
Smoking
3
Disrespectful / Bad Attitude
4
Imitative Behaviour
4
Frightening / Tense Scenes
1
Jump Scenes
0
Tense Family Scenes
4
Music (Scary/Tense)
0
Music (Inappropriate)
3
Topics to talk about
4


Ratings

Scale (Max)20

What the Critics say

Cape Argus / The Star
Kgomotso Moncho quote iconLife Chertainly ain't a cabaret . . .
5
Die Burger
Jeanne Calitz quote icon'Burlesque' vermaak met sang,humor
10
Cape Times
Kirk Honeycutt quote iconCourting centre stage
10
iAfrica.com
Candace Whitehead
8
Box Office
Sara Maria Vizcarrondo quote iconLike Christmas but with more glitter and fewer kids.
10
Chicago Sunday Times
Roger Ebert quote iconBurlesque shows Cher and Christina Aguilera being all that they can be, and that's more than enough.
10
eye Weekly
Jason Anderson quote iconHistorians of the future will have angry debates over the exact point at which Burlesque reaches its full ripeness as a rare and delectable piece of movie cheese.
1
Rolling Stone
Peter Travers quote iconIt could have been the 21st-century Showgirls. I wouldn't have missed that for the world.
5
ScreenIt
C. Fuchs quote iconAt least Aguilera's singing makes up for some of the rest of the film's misgivings. If only her acting was on par, and the film hadn't jumped headfirst into a tub of clichés, then Burlesque might have been something more than eye candy.
8
Metacritic.com
38 critics
10
Rottentomatoes critics
137 critics
10
Rottentomatoes tomatometer
Tomatometer quote iconCampy and clichéd, Burlesque wastes its talented cast (including a better-than-expected Christina Aguilera) on a movie that wavers uncertainly between ''bad'' and ''so bad it's good.''
7

What the People say

Internet
3522 Netizens quote iconAlmost Bob Fosse
12

Average .. 41%

8

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