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Having watched this film, all I can say is it is obviously so nice to see Pamela Anderson on the screen again. She delivers a flawless performance, portraying a fragile woman on a life's crossroads. Through her acting she does deliver a powerful energy of a woman who's been through a lot in life, yet never lost her feminine fragility, cheerfulness and amazement of life. The viewer, who knew the actress in her prime at the turn of the 80s/90s will recognize the youthful energy of the former Baywatch star, enriched with maturity, whilst creating an aura of ease as if she wasn't acting at all. At the same time, Pamela retains her natural beauty and physicality looking fresh and full of energy. One can only wish the film contained more scenes of the Razzle Dazzle performace which the story revolves around but we never actually get to see.

The supporting cast does a great job as well. Dave Bautista delivers a recognition worthy performace, same as Jamie Lee Curtis. Kieran Shipka's character is probably the least likable in the story, however that being said - it shows how well acted this character is by the young actress, Kieran.

All this being said, the film serves as a vessel for a short return to fame for Pamela, but at the same time the story resolves with no real emotional take away. I struggled to keep my attention with the varied pace of the scenes due to long pointless dialogues, and in overal had had the feeling I have already seen this film, unable to escape the notion that I'm actually watching a remake of a very similar movie - the Wrestler with Mickey Rourke. Both share a similar theme of an 80s has been star struggling with life, health and relationship issues amidst late life struggles with work, competition from younger rising stars in their industry as well as similar themes of troubled relationships with their children. At least in the end of the Wrestler, we got a powerful send of with the ambiguous ending that left many wondering about Mickey's character's fate... With The Last Showgirl, the seanse seemed to fade away like her show - unnoticed and seemingly without a takeaway of any sort.

This being said, The shining bright star of this film is still Pamela and it was great to see her return to the screen. She has shown that she does have immense talent and depth, which I hope will result in new movie deals for her, yet the film itself leaves much to be wished for and is a somewhat acquired taste.