mraculeated The biggest problem with this movie is it’s a little better than you think it might be, which somehow makes it worse. As in, it takes itself a bit too seriously, which makes most of the movie feel kind of dull.

Kamila Bell This is a coming of age storyline that you've seen in one form or another for decades. It takes a truly unique voice to make yet another one worth watching.

Edwin The storyline feels a little thin and moth-eaten in parts but this sequel is plenty of fun.

Phillipa Strong acting helps the film overcome an uncertain premise and create characters that hold our attention absolutely.

WritingWed4 Burlesque is the best and great musical movie I've ever seen. As you know, this is musical movie, but song and dance and performance are so excellent, so people definitely listen to the voice every day. The story is that main character overcome challenges to fulfill dream, but this film is not predictable. There are many scenes of her for example,happiness and sadness and anger, so people can feel her emotion through this movie. It is good text for senior high school students and adult because this film push their back. Also, its content is brilliant, so girls and women can enjoy the time. And there are many fashionable cloth in the movie, so they may feel that I'm proud of woman. I recommend Burlesque to people who overcome challenges.

jc-osms Take a little "Fame", a bit more "Chicago", a little bit more "Dreamgirls" and a lot more "Cabaret", mix them all up, serve cold and hey presto - "Burlesque" a really very clichéd, stereotypical movie musical featuring divas from the past and present in the personae of Cher and Christina Aguilera.You name it, almost every stock character and situation you can think of in this context is worked in and to death, the young, talented wannabe singer, her backstage, bitchy rival, the older Teflon-tough mother-hen club-owner with a heart of gold, her gay, sympathetic, through-thick-and-thin assistant manager, the grasping, super-rich property magnate out to buy out the failing club and the handsome, sympathetic barman who wouldn't you know it, is a gifted songwriter with a long-time, long-distance fiancé who puts up the young singer with predictable results. The story really itself from all of the above in a wholly predictable manner which would be all very well if it was well acted, staged and acted but unfortunately it isn't. Cher's face us so botoxed that she can only just make her lips move to speak, Aguilera tries hard, way too hard, to impress leaving just Stanley Tucci to steal most of his scenes as everyone's shoulder-to-cry-on.Like the aforementioned "Dreamgirls", the songs just aren't strong enough either and fail to lodge themselves in the memory in any way. When Aguilera's boy-friend near the end finally presents her with the big song he's been holding back for her, it's just a formulaic sub-disco effort. Moreover, it's ridiculous for Aguilera to make her big pitch to Cher by pleading to actually sing rather than lip-synch on the club stage, only for her to proceed to lip-synch all her own songs from then on.The production numbers too lack the snap and imagination of "Chicago", never mind anything Bob Fosse ever created, leaving the film a rather empty construct, filled with paper-thin characters and a happy ending constructed, literally out of thin air.This I'm afraid is one cabaret you don't want to come to.

dinalt10 Have to start by saying the film has little to do with Burlesque, other than some skimpy outfits.But that's fine - it more than makes up for that with the excellent soundtrack.The storyline is far from original, small town girl makes it big. But it's a feel good storyline nonetheless.Acting is good throughout, but secondary to Christinas phenomenal voice. If I'm honest, I was never a fan of the pop music she's sung, but this film clearly shows she really is a talented artist.So faults aside, why give it an 8 ? Because if you enjoyed the film and the songs, you'll doubtless watch it a few times - and I'll give it an 8 for that reason alone.So few films have a rewatch value these days, but this is definitely one to savour - just make sure you listen on a good sound system.

anthonymichaelbangert A burlesque is basically a classy cabaret strip club where no private areas are shown, only teased. Christina Aguilera plays a stereotypical small town waitress girl who moves to the big city for a new opportunity, where she becomes a waitress (go figure) at a burlesque parlor. However, she soon discovers the beauty and fun that being a burlesque performer is. She auditions for a part, and once in, she starts to make changes to all involved while also trying to save the lounge from a financial crisis. This movie is a predictable and clichéd tale with mediocre acting from some, and superb acting from others. I could actually guess what was coming most of the time. Fortunately, this movie makes up for it's flaws with amazing performances in both dancing as well as singing, to the point that the performances almost seemed to become a character themselves.Soundtrack: 10 Script: 4 Originality: 2 Cinematography: 8 Casting: 7 Acting: 5