The Last Showgirl (2024) Movie Review

[@mickidonahue4038]

Great respect for Curtis and Anderson. These two were the best bodies of their Time! Aging women in movies. Love to see it.

[@Notn702]

I loved this movie so much. I grew up in Vegas and this is such a poignant beautiful love letter to the real Vegas experience. Pamela and Jaime were brilliant!

[@Thevelvetrope1983]

I absolutely loved the movie and Pamela was fantastic. I wasn’t expecting it to be as emotional as it was. 🔥🔥

[@Buckboy2024]

Saw it this weekend. I agree.

[@cyberlunch4810]

It was amazing movie and I found many moments of catharsis. It has a snappy runtime and the performances were amazing.

[@Buckboy2024]

Right there with you.

[@EMOTIONBIGLIFE]

Pamela will be nominated, just wait❤

[@jv-ep2tc]

I totally agree and have already set my reminder for jan 23, 8 am east coast time. I will be seated with kleenex to my left and an espresso to my right.

[@thedudeabides3138]

This is one of those rare movies I’d like to see for the performances more so than the story.

[@chrisjohnstone9228]

Chris, many thanks for your observant, thoughtful and delightful review. Simply outstanding! Wishing Pamela & Jamie Lee all the very best for Oscar nominations!

[@michaelwirick1849]

The last character driven film I saw was Queer with Daniel Craig and he was phenomenal. I actually saw it twice. I am really looking forward to seeing this one. Thanks for the review.

[@marthawoodworth6907]

Thanks. I wondered about it. Now I'll watch it. Also, love to hear that Pamela and Jamie Lee are well worth watching.

[@Buckboy2024]

I saw it twice as well! Both good films.

[@dthought5673]

Thanks Chris! I’m checking it out. This film has “The Wrestler” vibes …one of my favorite films. 🛋️ 🛋️ 🛋️ 🛋️

[@DOUGLANDER]

Great movie review! I actually was visiting Las Vegas over the weekend, and stopped in and watched this movie in theaters while in Vegas, which was so surreal! Absolutely love the movie and great performances from all, especially Pamela Anderson and Jamie Lee Curtis! Great review buddy!

[@latresemilton6729]

I'm really interested in seeing this film. Pamela Anderson did say on the Tonight Show that the movie was shot on film which makes it all the more interesting.

[@skylark1250]

Shot in 18 days, too!

[@Buckboy2024]

Please go see it. I did this afternoon and it was well worth the watch.

[@fearqueerhorrorguru2]

Pamela Anderson and Jamie Lee Curtis are definitely gonna get Oscar nominations for The Last Showgirl

[@thomasprice7451]

I am seeing it this evening with a live Q&A.

[@MoviesAndMunchies]

Nice!!

[@DEMfilmsJWalsh]

How was it?

[@thomasprice7451]

@@DEMfilmsJWalsh it is a melancholy and humanist look at aging and regret. I dug it.

[@FourthStreetSaint]

I was suppose to go to that showing but the projector broke a day or two before hand and I had to miss it. Now there’s no where nearby to see the movie unless I drive like an hour away

[@yepthatsme83]

In UK will premiere only 10/Feb but will definitely be there. 😊

[@denos.2688]

I love hearing what you had to say about this movie

[@Yolduranduran]

You are right on!

[@Hello-b9c]

The movie has some hell of casts 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

[@MrNeilTV]

I want to see it!!!

[@MyahMarie-t3y]

Brilliant art imitating life and Pamela "gets it" and probably suggested it. Pamela is still beautiful to me gut other give her shit about her being older and not baywatch Pam. They don't get everyone ages and I love how Pam has embraced it, no make up etc irl. I think in a way, I don't know if she will ever say it, but I think she is relieved to not have to be in full glam on camera all the time. Able to just enjoy her gardening and home and relax and whatever she wants to do. Some of these Hollywood gals can't deal with aging and idk if it is pressure or their own vanity or a little of both but Pam not turning to surgery and just going with life, how can anyone hate on this lady. Love her so much. I thought it would be hard on her, harder than most due to her looks and body being her calling card to fame but her doing this movie, give me more Pamela, love youj.

[@601RoLiz3]

Is it only in theaters at this time?

[@CarrieLiketheM0vie]

Saw it tonight. The extreme closeups were really off putting at first and took me a long time to get used to. I liked it, but I wanted to love it. Overall, it was good and sad.

[@ronaldmason7053]

Epic performance by Pamela Anderson. So great to see her make such a great comeback in her acting career!

[@michaeloflannagen]

What year is the movie set in? If it is set in the current time, I doubt that type of show would not even see the light of day. That's what I think.

[@notaclue822]

Sounds good. I'm going to see it soon. I still haven't seen the one about Dylan.

[@christopherwillson4703]

Great review. Great film cast. Cannot wait to see this!

[@Its_the_Whole_Everything]

Just saw the movie myself. I really enjoyed. But there is some sadness to it. Maybe I felt it more because I’m early 60s, have a job I love. I’ve been there 30 years and would be crushed if it was just pulled out from underneath me. I also saw some interviews with Pamela Anderson, and she explained how they filmed this in 18 day using actual film. And the cinematographer had special lenses made to soften the edges and can only be seen on a big screen.

[@LeoTheShortGuy]

Looks cool.

[@janechoy2073]

Oh gosh! I fully intended to watch this movie but this is the first time i see a comment on shakiness! I head dizzy easily watching movies shot with shaky cam so I will need to reconsider this.

[@MoviesAndMunchies]

It's not overly shaky, but it does have a consistent swaying motion. Nothing like Cloverfield, but not on a locked-down shot either.

[@gidgetmaurer123]

We saw it yesterday and both loved it

[@lyricgirl45]

Great review I’ve subscribed for more 🙏🙏

[@Robertonyc]

Great review Chris. Like 👍

[@JohnA-y3g]

I enjoyed the review.

[@sonnywhitefeathermarshall6899]

i cant wait to see it.

[@Buckboy2024]

I saw it this afternoon. Well worth the watch.

[@ld3507]

👍 review. Thank you! Will see this for sure!

[@drewdolce]

I went the majority of the movie wondering what she's gonna do with her life after the show ends ..only for the movie to end after the last dance. Will she dance somewhere else? I was let down by the ending.

[@lucymartyn8205]

Can’t wait to see this good review!!!!👍🇨🇦🙏❤️

[@galegrant4920]

Excellent review... thanks!

[@TracyLeaOgden]

Thank you for this indepth review

[@carolynstewart8465]

Thank you!❤

[@Its_the_Whole_Everything]

Just saw the movie myself. I really enjoyed. But there is some sadness to it. I encourage you all to find the interview that Pamela Anderson did on The View. She explained how they filmed this in 18 day using actual film. She also explains how the costumes were actually worn by showgirls from the Tropicana and designed by Bob Mackie.

[@user-be9og6eo3w]

I disagree with your rating I thought this was beautiful, heartbreaking, and real, and a true reflection of where Pam and Jamie Lee Curtis are in their lives. How wonderful to see Pam get this opportunity to show she is more than what she was. Jamie Lee Curtis was so touching in the scene where she’s doing the dance on the small stage because for me, it made me think about the time in true lies with Schwarzenegger, which she did that very sexy dance when she was in her prime. I just thought it was fantastic. It was such a good movie and it was touching, and it was all the things that you said it was but I don’t think it only deserve four stars. I would give it five.

[@sweetjane5033]

Background music is way overused & often drowns the dialogue. This is with all mediums not this specific film. Love the backlighting and use of the had held camera!!!

[@ricknicholson5894]

Pamela has crossed a bridge that most people never cross, let alone actors in real life. She has entered the realm of wisdom finding a firm centeredness a causality to some cruelty, nefarious intentions and psycho fans. I was actually at the BC Lions' game where she was discovered on the jumbotron. At that time she was more youthful enthusiasm and bouncy boobs than talent, but she has come a very long way.

[@angeliaparish]

saw it today - so wonderful

[@shadow_hillsgrandma8224]

Yeah the cinematography is awesome.

[@brittyn]

Jamie Lee Curtis was my favorite part of this movie!

[@Buckboy2024]

Jamie Lee does a great job. A courageous, talented actor.

[@drewmcgill5290]

Hope you get a chance to see and review “Hard Truths” by Mike Leigh. I did a double feature of both films today and gave both 4 couches. Good day at the movies

[@MoviesAndMunchies]

That's not even on my radar... I'll have to look for it, thanks!!

[@jv-ep2tc]

I think this is going to resonate with women more than men.

[@googlamonster5086]

I often wish for subtitles to be available in movies, not just this one. I'll watch it again when it's streamed to see what I missed. lol. I thought Dave Bautista was great in that role also. Because it was such a quiet role, he probably won't be recognized for it. The only thing I didn't like was the daughter. Nothing against the actress. It's just that I have a visceral hatred, yes hatred, of the "disrespectful" child sterotype that seems to be in every drama. Her role could have been much more poignant. A lot of kids love and are respectful to even bad parents that don't deserve it. Instead, the movie went directly to the "snotty, standoffish, insulting" child trope. Another pet peeve of mine that this movies does is only show a couple of characters in an area where there would be a lot of people. It wasn't until the end that we got a sense of how big the show cast was. Overall though, I thought the movie was good, and I did love seeing Pamela Andera and JLC!

[@Nostromo2144]

Character driven stories...do all the Christmas movies I have to watch with the Mrs count...? 😭

[@lahaza6515]

The whole thing is too "mournful" and melancholy for me. Glad she's getting attention, but I hope she takes a role that isn't the persecuted woman in the future. It just gets old seeing the promotion for the film with all of the actresses & director speaking as if we're still living in pre liberation times. I'm a woman and know plenty of successful, strong women who never spend their time whining about the "patriarchy."

[@geslinam9703]

I plan on seeing it later on, not going to waste theatre prices, and not in a huge hurry - as a woman who had an appearance oriented career, i can kind of relate, and it looks a little depressing to me. I read she isn’t a big part of the show, because of her age she is in the 5th row, she is not the star, and that she is isolated from her family because of her choice to pursue a showgirl career. She definitely did not plan well for retirement. Looks like the main themes here are delusion, regret, and loneliness. Yeah, I will wait till it’s on Tubi.

[@lahaza6515]

@@geslinam9703 I like the way you put it "an appearance related career:)" I did as well, and admittedly did little planning for future. It's a little hard in that way to see it, but it still doesn't mean we have to walk around in a melancholy haze😉 Cheers to you for real if you did better planning!

[@geslinam9703]

@@lahaza6515 I got a late start on the “better planning” and try not to think too much about all the money I blew - because I sure did have a lot of fun. For sure, one of my top regrets in life was not being smarter about saving/investing earlier….it is definitely scary when you get to a certain age and realize you don’t have any money, but I certainly don’t blame the patriarchy for my choices!

[@kaymill5565]

To be quite honest, the previews look lame and the acting is pedestrian.

[@tscribe515]

Even with a running time of just 90 minutes, "The Last Showgirl" is a drag, mainly because it repeats its main points ad nauseam. The Academy should rescind the Oscar it gave to Jamie Lee Curtis in 2023 because of her over-the-top acting here. (And no one who works with this Vegas cocktail waitress -- no sympathetic co-worker, no supervisor -- takes her aside and tells her to update her '70s clown makeup, if only for the sake of the club's reputation?) Meanwhile, what's with all the critical love for Pamela Anderson, with her breathy, little-girl-lost delivery? This performance is a nothingburger. Finally, there is way too much jiggle in this movie -- not of women's body parts, but of the annoying handheld camera.

[@tjnorrisofficial]

Conclave, Conclave, Conclave!

[@johnsylliboy]

My review it was a horrible movie with bad acting.

[@randyf5126]

jamie lee curtis outshined pamela

[@kellypolfleit3942]

Jamie Lee has been acting before Pamela was born

[@sherylsmith8035]

That's a given.....

[@sherylsmith8035]

Jamie lee fabulous🎉

[@skyeblu1722]

Not true! Each to their own, but Pam is incredible….

[@skyeblu1722]

So what? Who cares that Jamie is older and acted first? Some of you woman are so childish and jealous too…

[@Gerryjournal]

O c'mon. Pamela is wayyy to old to be playing a showgirl. I produced top end Casino shows for 50 years in 20 countries. Never would a woman that old be on my stage

[@Michelle777-l2w]

Good thing this movie has nothing to do with you then.

[@Pikachu-qr4yb]

Isn't that wha tthe whole show is about? About her aging and not being desired as much anymore?

[@otto.nommiik]

lol. What a ridiculous thing to say

[@Gerryjournal]

@@Michelle777-l2w indeed. Truth and reality can be painful

[@Gerryjournal]

@@Pikachu-qr4yb I'm afraid she would have been selling programs long ago. Certainly not dancing, or topless

[@rsoubiea]

I’d see it on streaming, not in a theater. I find her rather boring.

[@COBYKOEHL1]

Brilliant Review