Year:
2000
Studio:
Touchstone Pictures
Feature:
4/5
DVD:
5/5
Feature
Violet Sanford (Piper Perabo) is a young woman from New Jersey, leaving
home to pursue her dream of fame and fortune as a songwriter.
Unfortunately, she seems ill equipped to make it in New York and at the
end of her rope she finds work at the Coyote Ugly. It's a bar run by
Lil (Maria Bello), a riotous place with a wild crowd and wilder women
bartenders.
It's a life experience movie. Violet meets a nice boy, learns to
overcome her fear of singing, and realizes her songwriting dreams. It's
a sexy movie with lots of bar dancing. Maybe it looks a little sexist
but it's more of a girl power and women in charge movie, it's just that
oftentimes that means being sexy and owning it rather than letting guys
do it for you.
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Cast
Everyone is beautfiful, Piper Perabo, Maria Bello, Izabella Miko, Tyra
Banks, and Bridget Moynahan. Even Adam Garcia (playing Violet's
boyfriend Kevin) is quite handsome. John Goodman plays Violet's father
and he's good as a caring father.
DVD
The commentary by the women of the movie is great -- conversational and
insightful. They were definitely all in the same room. There are 30
minutes of featurettes and additional commentary. A few additional
scenes, music video for "Can't Fight The Moonlight" (I think), and the
trailer round out the extras.
Recommendations
I like the movie and I think the DVD is very good. Recommended.
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