Well, hello there, kind folks. If you’re visiting this blog of mine, I presume that you have a certain interest in the cinema. As for me, even since my early childhood, I have had a deep love of everything related to movies and television. As far as I can remember, I have been more at ease in front of a screen than in the yard, outside, playing. It is a great way to travel, though other people’s stories, without having to foot any kind of steep bill. Over the years, I feel that movie-watching has even fuelled my own creativity.

All that being said, I welcome you in my Cinephile’s Nest. I hope you enjoy it here, feel free to come back at any time. Here you will find reviews of current movies and older ones. TV shows also. Some classics that have remained some of my favourites, some that have disappointed me. I will use a very basic star (*) system to grade them from 1 to 5 (5 being sliced bread level). Remember, these are just my tastes. I will try to explain in each review what I liked about these particular movies, without giving spoilers.

Il y aura aussi des critiques en français pour les films francophones, car j'aime également le cinéma dans ma langue maternelle. Avant d'apprendre l'anglais, plus jeune, je louais des tonnes de films traduits en français, surtout ceux de Bud Spencer et Terrence Hill. Ma mère a eu le choc de sa vie lorsqu'un jour, dans la boîte d'un de ces films, Deep Throat avait malencontreusement inséré. Une expérience formatrice pour le jeune cinéphile que je suis.

Bienvenue à tous, amusez-vous bien.

I welcome you all here, enjoy yourself.

Monday, August 19, 2024

Striptease (1996)

Genre: Comedy
Directed by: Andrew Bergman
Cast: Demi Moore, Armand Assante, Ving Rhames, Burt Reynolds
Time: 117 minutes

 


Erin Grant used to be a secretary for the FBI, but she lost her job because of her ex-husband’s arrest record. Thanks to his connections, the ex-husband gets custody of their 7-year-old daughter Angela. To get the money to fight this situation and get her daughter back, Erin starts working as a stripper. In the process, she gets the attention of corrupt congressman David Lane Dilbeck, who becomes infatuated with her.

This is a mess of a film that suffers from a contradiction in tones. While Demi Moore plays her character pretty straight, all the other characters are treated as comical caricatures. Burt Reynolds is particularly bad as congressman Dillbeck. And the story does not make much sense if you try to analyze it in any way. The nudity is fun and nice, but other than that, there is not much to see here.

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