Preview: Burlesque (2010)

Synopsis:

With dreams of making it in Los Angeles, a young woman finds her passion on the stage of a high class burlesque show.

• Poster: B; C+

Review:

I wish Christina Aguilera didn't have her mouth open that way. It's rather distracting because it just seems so strange. The rest of the poster though is eye-catching and thematic, so it should do well drawing an audience.

I like the tagline, but I hate the design. The black-and-white with pink highlights is just too young for a film about burlesque.

• Trailer: B

Review:

This trailer should be sufficient to draw in a large swath of the male audience, but also several women. It's colorful, well choreographed and features plenty of buxom dancers all while presenting itself honestly as a populist modern song-and-dance film.

Oscar Prospects:

It all depends on how good the film actually is. Releasing in late November's a good step and if critics take a shine to it, it could do quite well, though I doubt acting nominations are in the cards, but Art Direction and Costume Design could be, possibly even Song.

Release Date:

• November 24, 2010

Full Review Synopsis:

I have not seen this film.

-Wesley Lovell (August 5, 2010) Original

-Wesley Lovell (August 16, 2010) New Poster

-Wesley Lovell (August 30, 2010) New Poster