Showgirls is handing a child a crayon and instructing him to reproduce a classic painting. The result of Paul Verhoeven’s emulation is a supreme deviance from what is marketable or profitable—two margins Showgirls is insufficently designed to occupy. A quantifiably terrible film, and also an accidental masterpiece that transcends the careers of all involved.
by Rumsey Taylor | Source: MGM DVD
11 Oct 2005 10:22 AM | Submit Comment