A young lady singer arrives in Hollywood looking for fame, but desperate for a job she approaches the owner of a burlesque club -- Tess, played by Cher -- who brushes her off, being depressed from the worry of losing the theater due to financial woes.

The film doesn't try to be more than a musical with catchy tunes, flashy costumes, and eye candy for both men and women.

So be willing to sit back and enjoy the show for what it is.

It's Coyote Ugly meets Cabaret, as a young girl from Iowa hits the mean streets of Hollywood in order to sing and dance her heart out.

It's standard mush about unsung singers lurking in the recesses of our nation, hoping to shout out their presence and at the same time prove their loyalty by helping to secure the mortgage for a club no one has ever heard of.

An interesting cast is wasted as background decor while the film spins its wheels restating the obvious.

The movie is a sequin-studded musical about an L.A. burlesque club.

The flick plays like a humorous imitation or parody of those country girl makes good in the big city dramas.

The film features a mix of old and new songs, and I enjoyed the musical numbers, which are very generously set up and staged.

The two lead stars, Cher and Christina Aguilera, can belt out a song with the best of them.