Rotten
This, I suppose, is what happens when a director allows his actors to put together a movie -- it's sort of like letting the inmates run the asylum.
James Berardinelli, ReelViews
Dancing at the Blue Iguana
They expose all. They show nothing.
2001 · 2h 3m · R
Drama, Mystery
Directed by
Michael Radford
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Dancing at the Blue Iguana
Overview
At the Blue Iguana, L.A.'s most notorious strip club, the lives of five exotic dancers converge, clash and ultimately bond over the course of one week.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
22%
Tomatometer
Rotten
A predictable exercise in fake tawdriness and half-nude psychodrama.
Michael Atkinson, Mr. Showbiz
Fresh
More than anything, Dancing at the Blue Iguana is an acting showcase that allows its stars to strut their emotional range.
Stephen Holden, New York Times
Rotten
Mostly this is a whole lot of chain-smoking and griping about men. You'd be better off renting Demi Moore's Striptease.
Lou Lumenick, New York Post
Fresh
Even if Dancing at the Blue Iguana can't rise to the level of the performances of Hannah, Oh and others, it is nonetheless engaging, not without humor and an aura of authenticity.
Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times
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