mnasmark Reviews

Showgirls (1995)

Nudity does not make a bad script good

[1/10 · 11 November 2001]

First of all I wonder if this script is based on a 14-year-old's wet dream. No one else could come up with so many bad excuses to show nudity. The logical flaws are all over the script. The main character gets a ride to Vegas, but even after many many miles on the road they don't seem to talk about what she is going to do in Vegas until they reach the city limits. Not very likely.

The acting is much worse than each actor's normal performance. Poor Kyle Maclachlan, he probably doesn't even include this on his resume. A poor script usually creates bad acting. Only in "The Incredibly Strange Creatures Who Stopped Living and Became Mixed-Up Zombies" have I seen more unnecessary dance numbers. These are more daring (not hard to be) and not as bad, but that does not make them excusable. The plot is not as stupid as porns, but not much brighter.

The movie is so bad I actually recommend people to see it for that reason. If MST3K make a TV comeback I am sure this movie will be included on their list. This movie proves just money can't make a movie good. 1/10

A Lesson in Love (1954)

Surprisingly liberal for the 50's

[21 May 2000]

This movie makes me wonder a number of things: how come Swedish acting is so bad now when it was so good back then, if liberal thoughts like those in this movie made it to the big screen back in the 50's, how come there was a revolution in the 60's, what did the general public think of this movie at the opening. In this movie having a fling is presented as good for the marriage. The girl who strongly dislikes her feminine sides, and much rather wants to be a bay is accepted. I don't really want to go into the plot much more than that, but it is definitely worth watching, I just wish they would have dropped Cupid at the end.