Burlesque

Royces rating 7 out of 10

While there is nothing ground breaking in this movie I found it fun to watch.  Small town girl comes to Los Angeles to be a star.  Can't get a break in the hip dance place that is half a step away from going under.  Her big chance comes and she brings the house down.  You can guess the rest.

Christina Aguilera plays the small town girl who can sing like nobodies business.  This is Aguilera's first movie.  While she is no Meryl Streep she is no Brittney Spears either.  She holds her own and considering the good cast that's saying something.  Cher (who must be pushing what eighty?) still looks good and can sing a tune pretty good herself.  The always good Stanley Tucci runs the place.

If you like this type of movie you'll enjoy this one.  The biggest problem I see with this movie is it has not one big hit song that you'd hear on the radio or hum to yourself walking out of the theater.  Still I enjoyed it.