Fresh to Las Vegas with no connections, Nomi Malone takes a job as an exotic dancer. Her talents are quickly noticed by Cristal, a headlining dancer who senses an opportunity to bolster her own act. But Nomi won’t play second fiddle and soon begins her venomous path to the top, ruthlessly backstabbing anyone who gets in her way.
Showgirls... is one of those delirious, hilarious botches that could be taught in film schools as a How Not To.
– Richard Corliss,
TIME Magazine,
12 Jun 2013
fresh:
Berkley's acting debut is a joy, if you can call it acting: she jumps up and down a lot to indicate excitement.
– Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
12 Jun 2013
rotten:
One thing I'll say for Showgirls, it's educational. But sadly, it isn't much else.
– Jay Boyar,
Orlando Sentinel,
12 Jun 2013
rotten:
The script -- a generic blend mixing the soap of All About Eve with the suds of Valley of the Dolls -- is replete with the clunkiest dialogue this side of Peyton Place.
– Rick Groen,
Globe and Mail,
12 Apr 2002
rotten:
A film of thunderous oafishness that gives adult subject matter the kind of bad name it does not need or deserve.