▁seem ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁handed ▁down ▁in ▁regards ▁to ▁the ▁music ▁is ▁' no ▁lip - syn ch ing ' ▁( she ▁definitely ▁doesn ' t ) ▁and ▁' b igger ▁and ▁l ou der ▁whenever ▁possible .' " ▁Sh ir ley ▁Hal per in ▁of ▁The ▁Hollywood ▁Re porter ▁stated ▁it ▁was ▁" ent ertain ing ", ▁but ▁Spe ars ▁" does n ’ t ▁quite ▁have ▁that ▁spring ▁in ▁her ▁dance ▁step ▁anymore ▁and ▁who ▁requires ▁a ▁constant ▁bar rage ▁of ▁visual ▁dist ra ctions ▁while ▁she ▁mostly ▁lip - syn chs ▁along ▁to ▁her ▁hits ". ▁Jim ▁Harr ington ▁of ▁the ▁Oak land ▁Trib une ▁de emed ▁the ▁show ▁as ▁" a ▁mess ▁pretty ▁much ▁from ▁start ▁to ▁finish . ▁The ▁the atr ics ▁are ▁awk ward ▁and ▁confusing , ▁the ▁dance ▁rout ines ▁are ▁num bing ly ▁bland ▁and ▁old - hat , ▁the ▁song ▁selection ▁is ▁weak ▁and ▁mis gu ided , ▁and ▁Brit ney ' s ▁star ▁power , ▁so ▁bl inding ▁on ▁t ours ▁past , ▁is ▁remark ably ▁dim ." ▁Alex is ▁Pet rid is ▁of ▁The ▁Guardian ▁gave ▁the ▁show ▁two ▁stars ▁out ▁of ▁five , ▁saying ▁that ▁" there ' s ▁a ▁susp icion ▁that ▁the ▁kind ▁of ▁person ▁who ▁goes ▁to ▁see ▁Brit ney ▁Spe ars ▁live ▁isn ' t ▁really ▁there ▁for ▁the ▁music ▁or ▁her ▁spark ling ▁person ality : ▁ton ight ▁she ▁seems ▁as ▁dead - ey ed ▁and ▁distant ▁as ▁ever . ▁What ▁they ' re ▁interested ▁in