![]() ![]() Like "Striptease,"the film tries to balance comedy, drama, and action, but neither succeeds at the balancing act, nor in presenting those individual elements. Although nervous and uncomfortable at first, she soon becomes a pro and has no problems displaying her "assets." Yet she then discovers that things aren't as rosy as she had formerly believed and the story ends not long after that. There's the standard "good girl" who's stripping only for a short while or just to make ends meet. Although in the production notes he's quoted as saying that no one had ever examined the Atlanta strip club scene (his reason for doing this movie), his take on stripping isn't much different from other similarly based films. Ice Cube, who was featured prominently in last year's "Dangerous Ground," this time dons the trifecta cap (writer/director/actor) and allows others to take the more substantial roles so that he can focus on the movie's elements. That's too bad because this lousy excuse of a movie is about to be sunk by both the critics (no surprise there) and most moviegoers alike. Nonetheless, freshman director Ice Cube has decided to damn the proverbial torpedoes and sail full steam ahead. Considering the cataclysmic failures of both "Showgirls" and "Striptease" - two high profile Hollywood films - it doesn't seem like the best subject matter upon which to base a new project. ![]() OUR TAKE: 2.5 out of 10 A movie about stripping (clothes, not furniture or paint), or at least one that puts a heavy emphasis on that profession, is a questionable cinematic proposition at best.
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