I was excited to see how HBO would capture the realm of the Burlesque. There were so many ways to make an award winning documentary - and only one way to really fail. Strangely, Liz chose the one way to make such a promising film a bomb... she made it all about herself.
Liz is actually quite attractive, but all you see in the film is that she's an attention whore. The few moments she gave to her "guests" was the substance of the show, the rest was like being stuck in a room with a little girl playing dress up.
It bothers me that she wants us to view her " coming of age " but pulls back anytime there is something actually sexy. She even states again and again that she doesn't want to show the camera too much. The naughty bits are what the whole thing was about. It's like making a documentary about war, but not showing any fighting.
I hope that HBO gives an opportunity to someone else to do a real documentary about Burlesque. This was a waste of time.
Liz is actually quite attractive, but all you see in the film is that she's an attention whore. The few moments she gave to her "guests" was the substance of the show, the rest was like being stuck in a room with a little girl playing dress up.
It bothers me that she wants us to view her " coming of age " but pulls back anytime there is something actually sexy. She even states again and again that she doesn't want to show the camera too much. The naughty bits are what the whole thing was about. It's like making a documentary about war, but not showing any fighting.
I hope that HBO gives an opportunity to someone else to do a real documentary about Burlesque. This was a waste of time.