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Schmader:
And with the rape scene, the tone shifts really abruptly to hard-core, second-to-second
depiction of a sexual assault, like the way
that "the accused” had, but "the accused”
spent 90 boring minutes setting up the foundation
to earn that scene, and in "showgirls" it just
doesn't seem earned at all
And with the rape scene, the tone shifts really abruptly to hard-core, second-to-second
depiction of a sexual assault, like the way
that "the accused” had, but "the accused”
spent 90 boring minutes setting up the foundation
to earn that scene, and in "showgirls" it just
doesn't seem earned at all
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Schmader:
And with the rape scene,
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the tone shifts really abruptly
00:00:05.296 --> 00:00:11.792
to hard-core, second-to-second
depiction of a sexual assault,
00:00:11.844 --> 00:00:14.926
like the way
that "the accused” had,
00:00:14.971 --> 00:00:17.929
but "the accused”
spent 90 boring minutes
00:00:17.974 --> 00:00:21.138
setting up the foundation
to earn that scene,
00:00:21.187 --> 00:00:24.349
and in "showgirls" it just
doesn't seem earned at all.
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Movie Summary
Released in 1995, Paul Verhoeven's Showgirls was met by critics and audiences with near universal derision. You Don't Nomi traces the film's redemptive journey from notorious flop to cult classic, and maybe even masterpiece.
