I would recommend this movie to people who wanted to be reminded oftheir old acting days or don't mind cheesy movies.

The movie starts with Aguilera leaving her small country town. Thefirst scene was so miserable I penned it for another bad version ofCoyote Ugly or Showgirls. It pretty much is, but then the jazz handscame up with Cher's name on the big screen and you know it won't bethat bad.

Aguilera's acting skills are about at the level of an Acting 101 class,but when that girl open's up her mouth. That pretty face can definitelybe a show stopper. Her scenes can really cheesy and predictable. If youdon't mind this, and love a 90's movie house hunting montage then thismight be your movie.

I did think some of the side plots were adorable. I must admit Tucci isprobably the best actor in the movie. His part did fit him perfectly,and if one much choose from the big name celebrities Cher and Aguileraweren't bad for their roles either. Sure I'd rather see a Broadway girlplay the part of Ali, but Aguilera's vocal box will bring automaticmoney to the movie.

It was a classic small town girl moving to the big city looking forfame. Definitely had the range of archetypical characters each one withbodies to drool over. They pulled out the story at the right time. It'sbeen awhile, since a good movie musical. The economy is down and peoplewould like to see their dreams come true, and with the popularity ofGlee this is the perfect time to capitalize on an old plot favorite.

So, it's a movie about a lounge with signers and dancers. It's not amusical, but you expect to see dancing, sexy and songs. Burlesquedelivers on all account, it's sexy without being naked, it's fun, themusic is great.

I don't know why so many reviewers here say that Christina Aguilera isa bad actress, she gave quite a decent performance considering that,well, she is not an actress. And while Cher is not on the screen allthe time, she is fantastic. For a woman in her sixties, wow...

The movie made me buy the soundtrack, Christina know how to sing andshe is very good.

As for the background stories (lounge on the verge of closing, loveinterest), they are there to give the movie some meaning but are notoverly invading on the main content witch is signing and dancing. Thosebackground stories are were the movie lost my 2 points, because youdon't quite feel the urgency, stress of Tess money problems, everythingruns like there is no problem at all.

All in all, it's a good, entertaining movie. It's gonna be in myblu-ray collection, just for the music and dancing alone.

Cher! Christina! Sequins! You know exactly what you're getting intowith this movie. And it's director Steve Antin's same approach thatmakes 'Burlesque' click. A movie like this will never be mistaken asbrilliant cinema and Antin wisely keeps the politics light and thenarrative tight, focusing instead on the towering presence of his twodivalicious stars and a series of well-crafted musical numbers. Theresult is a competently-made, paper-thin pleasure that would be easy tocriticise if it weren't so deftly handled. Christina Aguilera (as thesmall-town girl with big-time ambitions in a story that's been told athousand times before) is no Meryl Streep but she holds her own hereand truly excels when given the opportunity to do what she does best;put that incredible set of pipes centre-stage for her manyshow-stopping musical numbers. It's Showgirls-minus-smut meetsCabaret-minus-social-commentary. Cher, of course, tears up the screenand owns every shot she's in and it's an absolute thrill to watch thisGrand-Dame of Divadom back in the musical spotlight. Stanley Tucci andKristen Bell give able support in roles they have both played before,and 'Burlesque' brings all these elements together in a way that makesyou want to watch it over again whilst at the same time beingnot-quite-brilliant. The 14A rating means it's lacking the edge thatcould've elevated this to camp-classic status but as an unapologetic,well directed and good looking treat this hits all the right buttons.Oh, and the soundtrack rocks.

Yeah, This movie was full of every possible cliché you can think of,and awesomely predictable, but I love every minute of it. The costumeswere fabulous, the sets amazing, the music out of this world, and plotenjoyable enough. This was just you classic run of the mill"Feel Goodmovie." It's Not Shakespeare, but a delight none the less. I don'tthink this was written to be a real deep movie, just fun andentertaining, which it definitely accomplished. The musical numbersoften played out like a live show, which left most movie goers clappingand screaming in the theater (which tickled me to no end because, theycan't hear you silly people). I thoroughly enjoyed Burlesque and felt Idefinitely got my money's worth. I will go see it again before itleaves theaters, because that is where the most enjoyment can begleaned in my opinion. Also as a warning: Be prepared to leave themovie and go shell out 12 bucks for the soundtrack, because it's almostinevitably your next stop. Kisses Darlings.

Story-wise this picture is once more one of the oldest in the book... Afailing business, rich man wanting to buy everything to close shop andbuild something else, goose with golden eggs is found and all is wellon Sunset Boulevard. Not a lot of surprises there. But hey, to me, thestoryline hadn't become a drag or didn't feel too much of a cliché whenwatching, which is something you want to pay attention to when milkingoff an old theme.

There is quite some singing involved which means a lot of lip-sync.Tough job for the director who has to make it look like characters areactually singing "live". Mr. Antin, Steve, I'm sorry but you did quitethe shitty job there. I get it, you're not a music-video-director. Butplease dear, don't try to be one then. Some of the songs "preformed" byAguilera are so much out of sync it becomes funny. Not irritating, butfunny. A flaw which was partially mended by the quality of the songsand the acts. The movie has a soundtrack that is kind to the ears (atleast mine) and acts that are very nicely filmed and choreographed. ButI ask you, again, WHY is it that Richard Gere and Renée Zellweger canbe made to lip songs almost perfectly (Chicago) and Aguilera (& Cher)can't? Moving on to the performance of the 2 main artists/actors...Chrisina Aquilera and Cher. I àm a fan of both (actually a big bigCher-fan) so I'm a little biased. But I think they did great. Ignoringthe sync (I know, I'll try and let go), you get to hear (and see) 2amazing voices utilized to their full extent. The Etta James-esquesound of Aguilera and the slightly masculine undertoned Cher-voice.Also acting-wise they did good.

So... We have here a movie that is a lot of fun to watch (and hear),nothing' more nothing' less. Guaranteed to give you a gay old time, inevery sense of the word!

Although I read a fairly good amount of negative reviews, I stilldecided to go see Burlesque with my friends. To my surprise, I sat inthe theater for almost 2 hours truly amazed by this movie. It is acliché, a familiar theme that has been told before. Nowadays, a lot ofmovies are clichés. And there are quite a few remakes also. However themovie is truly entertaining, fun, interesting. The singing, dancing,dialogue, acting ... are all excellent. Christina and Cher deliver somegreat songs. The chemistry between Christina and Cam Gigandet isadorable. Cam Gigandet is by far my favorite actor of all time. I am sohappy to see him have decent screen time, and to see him perform such alovable strip scene. I could have paid $500 just to see his Famous Amoscookies scene. I give 10/10. I anxiously wait for the DVD to bereleased.