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Title: SO BAD IT'S THE BEST
Review: Showgirls is one of my all-time favorite films. Yes, it is bad: the acting is not even one-dimensional, the writing is hilarious (though the story line is not improbable), and the direction is heavy-handed. I can't really imagine a film like this being made any other way. This is about Vegas, after all. I mean if you're going to hear a line like "She learned it alright, but they don't teach it in any school" delivered in complete earnestness then it must be Las Vegas, right? But somewhere beneath all of this lurk interesting ideas. The writer and director obviously had some smarts -- the main character is young, hot-headed and hungry. So they (of course) made her physical appetite insatiable. Her food of choice: meat -- hamburgers to be exact. Look for metaphors, themes and imagery like this throughout the film. Sometimes they hit you over the head, and sometimes they're more subtle. Anyway, it's a hilarious film -- one worth pulling out when you're in the mood for a good laugh.
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