Dancing at the Blue Iguana | Charlotte Ayanna, Daryl Hannah

Dancing at the Blue Iguana | Charlotte Ayanna, Daryl Hannah | worth a dirty look from the guy in the video shop

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	Dancing at the Blue Iguana Charlotte Ayanna, Daryl Hannah Lions Gate, 2001 average customer review:based on 33 reviews view larger image
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Almost real

As a real life exotic dancer I was impressed with this films rawness and nonglamourization of the business. Most of the characters depicted in the film remind me of girls I know, real strippers. It's not a happy ending and the loneliness felt throughout is something that most women who do this job struggle with. I also love that most of the actresses in the film were a little older which I think lent to the sense of sadness. It's a sad thing to see a 30 something dancer who has no other prospects in life and is just struggling to live. I strongly recommend this film to anybody who wants a taste of how desolate the world of stripping is.

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worth a dirty look from the guy in the video shop

i watched this film twice today, which is always what happens when a film touches me; i immediately want to watch it again. and i got to this site because i was looking for the ost, but anway, here's what i thought; the acting was perfection, the story a beautiful observation, the dancing seductive and melancholic and overall the film gave a very real potrayal of the difficult choices many women make for themselves, their consequences, and how they deal with these choices in light of both mudane everyday reality and the hyper reality of nightlife. i laughed, cried and all that stuff. then i watched all the dvd extras. and then i watched it all again. it was well worth the guy in the video shop giving me a funny look at the checkout. any girl whose ever daydreamed about stripping (you know who you are) should watch this film. not to change your mind, but just to have a look see. it'll give you a new empathy and sympathy for all women in the industry. and it'll make you want to work out for a tighter ass.

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Damn! Mad skillz!

Remember John Lovitz SNL persona and skits where he ends by flinging his arm up and shouting: "ACTING!!!" Well, if you want to see some real ACTING check this film. There is at least one performance in this film you just have to admire. Remember these are actresses playing the role of strippers... this is not a docu-drama. There IS a short film included on the DVD that is the 'real deal' and THAT alone is worth the price of admission. HOWEVER keep in minnd that the actresses are role-playing. Now having said that -- the scene Sandra Oh must play where she dances on stage while crying real tears (including close up shots) is both heartbreaking and impressive. IMHO. HOW does any actor (actress) accomplish such a thing? ACTING!!! Mad skillz... mad skillz to the max! This is a collection very compelling character studies of several prototypical personalities. And yes, Damnit, I'm in love with Sandra Oh!

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Both Gritty and Delicate

It's easy to dismiss the residents of the seedier addresses of our culture. But the "Blue Iguana" makes us look behind the pasties, not to just the flesh, but to the real stories of these women. Whether caustic and hard, crippled and soft, or just plain exhausted, Blue Iguana skillfully pulls us into places we might not otherwise go, and shows us how much we DON'T see. Most notable are Jennifer Tilly, (who is in my opinion the 21st century's Marilyn Monroe), and Sandra Oh. Oh delivers a breathtaking and heartbreaking performance as Jasmine, an intelligent and talented poet who dances because the money's better than waitressing. While it's definitely easier to believe the somewhat stereotypical Darryl Hannah character(Angel, the deadly gorgeous but warm-hearted dingbat), Jasmine embodies the range of possibilities for each of the characters, and for all of us. Without apology or fear, this is a terrific portrait of woman's resiliency, courage and spirit.

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