The Last Showgirl review: Pamela Anderson is 'a revelation' in poignant Las Vegas-set drama

I hope she steals the entirety of Angelina's thunder.

And Jennifer’s too.

Moron

Sold…I’m buying it.

You lost me at JLC.

Rave reviews.

r6 A single star? Bitch, please. Clearly bending over backwards to shit on it.

Pamela Anderson loves dictators and is on Putin’s payroll. Fuck her. Ugly cunt.

Big comeback? Comeback from what? A sex tape? Baywatch?

R6. The Guardian seems to stand alone in their criticism.

Pamela and Demi both getting the best reviews of their careers. Good for them. I love it.

And both Anderson and Moore are getting Oscar buzz.

[quote]The commentary on gender and age feels easy and unspecific and the world of the Vegas showgirl created from too great of a distance to really ring true.

Oh dear, Guardian.

They're both correct, although "too great of a" is considered less formal and more conversational.

Anytime someone says an actor is a 'revelation' - just toss it in the bin.

So hackey and over-used. Ugh.

Hope it gets Pam some other jobs - I miss seeing her.

R5 that’s academy award winner and recent Emmy winner, JLC, you feckless cunt!

This seems more akin to Simon Rex getting Oscar Buzz. Would be awesome to see it happen to Pamela Anderson though.

r17 Your comment doesn't even make sense

Jamie is coming for #2.

R19 haven’t you seen her Activia commercials? Jamie Lee already had like 3 number 2s today!

Can't wait, sounds fabulous! I love Pam and Jamie Lee!

Nobody loves an old whore more than the DL gays!

The best performance in this film is given by Dave Bautista.

The worst is Jamie Lee Curtis as some ancient burn victim. They really shouldn’t have encouraged her with that Oscar.

The PA troll in the house

Here's the trailer. I would love for Pamela to get nominated and not JLC.

Sorry girls - Cynthia Erivo (formerly known as Ariana DeBose) is going to sweep the award nominations as well as the awards themselves come 2025. If Erivo doesn't win an Oscar for 'Wicked', there will be hell to pay - and Sunny Hostin will be front and center. If you think Sunny was 'highly perturbed' that Harris lost a few weeks ago, WAIT and see what happens if Erivo loses to a white woman, or (gulp!) doesn't get nominated at all. Mark my words.

[quote] Anytime someone says an actor is a 'revelation' - just toss it in the bin.

"A revelation" is the new "incandescent."

JLC is too old to be a cocktail waitress. Reno, maybe.

It’s like the blew the whole make up budget on JLC so everyone else isn’t wearing any.

I mean, the dye job on JLC is just insulting to marginalised women everywhere.

JLC would be a grand Midwestern greasy spoon waitress pushing Sanka.

r23, good to hear that about Dave. He's really invested in being an actor, rather than a personality.

If that is Dace Bautista’s real hair then all I have to say is: FUCK ME, DAVE BAUTISTA. Also: RAW DOG ME, DAVE BAUTISTA. CUM IN MY HOLE.

And if it isn’t his real hair, I would say: Put the wig on, Dave.

Also, this script is terrible. The Coppolas have it too easy in this industry. Nobody else would’ve got this shit made.

OMG. JLC free dancing to Total Eclipse of the Heart looking like ages carrying triplets. This is a terrible film.

This is worse than Megalopolis .

*she’s carrying triplets

Coming soon to Tubi.

Plus I love it when nepo babies like Billie Lourd try to play working glass. Like she’s ever wanted for anything in her life with her dad running CAA.

I can see it now....

JLC makes her inevitable appearance on 'The View' just in time to promote herself for an Oscar. Sara, obligingly says: "I'm hearing Oscar buzz for your performance."

Before JLC can answer, Sunny shoots Sara a look and says, "No you're not. That buzz is for Cynthia."

And the screenwriter was in her mid-‘30s when she wrote this which why there’s not one authentic, insightful moment in it. It’s just the same scene over and over: sad old people with no hope.

I wonder if all the strings on the soundtrack are in the screenplay.

This is just dreadful.

Remember Flashdance? Remember the cliched speech the old dancer gave to Alex, saying she liked the tu tus or something like that?

Nothing in this film approaches the comparatively dramatic power of that speech.

Could be worse...

Does Pam show her tits?

Apparently JLC steals the whole movie.

R42 = Jamie Lee Curtis

It’s more like JLC takes a good portion of the movie hostage.

Would see. Can one hope for a subtle nod to Showgirls (1995)?

Hadn't really understood this culture in the first place but anyway: AI Overview: No, showgirls are no longer a part of the Las Vegas Strip or any other venue in Las Vegas. The showgirl era ended with the closure of the last remaining showgirl production, Jubilee!, in 2016. However, there are still shows in Las Vegas that feature talented dancers and performers:

Apparently is wasn’t in the budget, R45.

If Francis sold one of his vineyards to make Megalopolis, it looks like Gia sold a case of wine to make The Last Showgirl.