Like other reviewers I found an obvious comparison with "Show Girls" yet as others have pointed out Dancing at the Blue Iguana deals in depth with lives off-stage with clothes (mainly) on. It lacks the brash trashiness for one thing at least however it is not entirely different.
One wonders if the rapt attention and generous opinions of earnest followers of movies-as-art are due to a large extent to their being male and the sight of a (40 year old believe it or not) topless Daryl Hannah squirming at the foot of a pole dancing pole not to mention the less star-studded plentiful T & A very much on display. Do female reviewers similarly share this elevated view of the director's intentions?
I would have been more comfortable had the nudity been implied and for example the focus had been more on the club audience's attitudes - that after all is the point - nudity as such is meaningless. Sandra Oh remained mainly clothed throughout yet scored a more memorable dramatic impact.
One wonders if the rapt attention and generous opinions of earnest followers of movies-as-art are due to a large extent to their being male and the sight of a (40 year old believe it or not) topless Daryl Hannah squirming at the foot of a pole dancing pole not to mention the less star-studded plentiful T & A very much on display. Do female reviewers similarly share this elevated view of the director's intentions?
I would have been more comfortable had the nudity been implied and for example the focus had been more on the club audience's attitudes - that after all is the point - nudity as such is meaningless. Sandra Oh remained mainly clothed throughout yet scored a more memorable dramatic impact.