 Stephen Thomas Erlewine from AllMusic gave the soundtrack three out of five stars , commenting that " some of this stuff is quite good " . Slant Magazine 's Eric Henderson provided a mixed review , writing that the soundtrack " seems to indicate her efforts are coming from a similarly era @-@ straddling psychological place " . Jim Farber from New York Daily News criticized Aguilera for her " vocals offer the same distracting loop @-@ de @-@ loops and showy tics " , but complimented Cher that she " balances both aspects ideally " . A reviewer from Blogcritics labelled the album a " grab bag of tracks that don 't really add up to cohesive album " . Leah <unk> from Entertainment Weekly gave the album a " B " score , naming it a " shamelessly diva @-@ fied mix of balladry , Broadway cabaret , and backroom boogie @-@ woogie " and complimented on its musical departure from Aguilera 's previous studio album Bionic . In a positive review , Billboard editor Kerri Mason praised Burlesque as " a campy celebration of diva @-@ dom and an over @-@ the @-@ top , triple @-@ threat performance " . James <unk> of The Advertiser praised Aguilera 's " vocal gymnastics " , but was mixed towards Cher 's numbers on the soundtrack . Maura Johnston from The Village Voice named " The Beautiful People ( from Burlesque ) " as the thirteenth worst song of 2010 , calling it " an interesting failure . " 
