(rated PG-13, 94 mins.) If you woke up to someone after a one night stand and that person was so ugly, you’d rather bite your left arm off, that’s Coyote Ugly, explains Maria Bello as the bar owner with the movie’s funniest lines. But, you won’t have to worry about that here. Everybody is beautiful, blonde and sprouts cleavage galore! In this lame “Fame” (produced again by Jerry Bruckheimer sans “Flashdance” Don Simpson days), it’s the story of a young girl, Violet Sanford (Piper Perabo) who heads to New York to pursue her dream of becoming a songwriter. Her aspirations are sidelined by the notoriety she receives at her “day job” as a barmaid at Coyote Ugly, the hottest spot in town. The barmaids tease, tantalize and dance nightly atop a bar to a bunch of wild, horny and partying guys (girls too). If anyone else spilt more cocktails then they pour, they’d be out of a job, but not these girls. They can’t mix drinks but they can dance hard foot stompin’ routines without slipping on the counter top covered with whiskey. That’s right, it’s only a movie! If you’re looking for a strong premise without a violin playing, sappy, cheesy, storyline this probably isn’t your choice. If you’re looking for bad acting and lots of T & A, this one is Oscar caliber. And, by the way, the movie’s best performance, is not the sexy girls, it’s John Goodman as Violet’s dad.
