
Overview
Genre :
Drama, Musical, RomanceRelease Date :
November 24, 2010MPAA Rating :
PG-13Director :
Steve AntinStarring :
Christina Aguilera, Cher, Stanley Tucci, Eric Dane, Kristen Bell, Julianne Hough, Cam Gigandet, Alan Cumming, Dianna Agron, Tyne Stecklein, Chelsea Traille
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[Rate It]

“..well this is so bad, it's ... bad..”
by Stephen Whitty [Newark Star-Ledger]

“..the plot is skimpier than the costumes..”
by Lou Lumenick [NY Post]
Review rate : C-
“..style-less exercise in mediocrity in need of a dose of self-awareness..”
“..style-less exercise in mediocrity in need of a dose of self-awareness..”
by Adam Graham [Detroit News]
“..spends much of the movie onstage, singing and dancing..”
by Manohla Dargis [NY Times]

“..safe place for Aguilera to show off her song and dance chops..”
by Betsy Sharkey [Los Angeles Times]

“..remains slightly off-key..”
by Scott Bowles [USA Today]
“..offers dispiriting evidence that the Hollywood musical is stalled at weak imitation..”
by Karina Longworth [Village Voice]

“..not as bad as "Showgirls" but not nearly as good as "Chicago,"..”
by Colin Covert [Minneapolis Star Tribune]

“..no finesse. Just plot and dialogue that land with audible thuds..”
by Robert W. Butler [Kansas City Star]

“..like watching a celebrity workout film with a plot..”
by Wesley Morris [Boston Globe]

“..just a predictable story occasionally interrupted by increasingly lavish song-and-dance numbers..”
by Bill Goodykoontz [Arizona Republic]

“..exceedingly well shot and edited - some of the musical numbers are knockouts - and it emits an upbeat, pleasant vibe that carries you right past its plentiful cliches..”
by Rene Rodriguez [Miami Herald]
“..entertaining in every way, but more than that it feels like a generous public event..”
by Mick LaSalle [San Fransisco Chronicle]
Review rate : C-
“..earnestly ersatz down to every spangle, dance move, plot turn, and line of hokum dialogue..”
“..earnestly ersatz down to every spangle, dance move, plot turn, and line of hokum dialogue..”
by Lisa Schwarzbaum [Entertainment Weekly]

“..cheeky fun..”
by Chris Barsanti [Filmcritic.com]

“..between mildly awful and slightly entertaining..”
by Liam Lacey [Globe and Mail]

“..a farrago of atrocious acting and worse singing..”
by Peter Howell [Toronto Star]





