But director Gia Coppola returns to that image so often, in lieu of character development or forward plotting, that it becomes clear Anderson’s starring performance is more substantial than the film housing it.

Old-school Las Vegas revues are ghosts now. Pamela Anderson is anything but. So why is ‘The Last Showgirl’ less than satisfying?

Suffice it to say, pop culture and the entertainment industry didn’t objectify Pamela Anderson through the 1990s because of her voice; her cachet grew commensurate with the display of her bust, the cut of her swimsuit,

The actress stars as a dancer at a Las Vegas revue on its last fishnet leg in Gia Coppola’s sensitive and beguiling film.

She's the best part of this underwritten and over-the-top film about a Vegas dancer whose show closes up shop.

Gia Coppola's The Last Showgirl is a spellbinding film about aging, made with tremendous texture and soul. The wistful Vegas drama follows a fifty-something burlesque dancer in her career twilight, played by '90s sex symbol Pamela Anderson — her ostensible comeback role.

Anderson plays an aging Vegas showgirl in the new movie from Gia Coppola. For so many reasons, it's a role only she could meaningfully deliver.

In one way, “The Last Showgirl” comes across as a very personal production for its star. At the same time, there is a universality to the story that will reach a large audience. This duality makes for a production that is intimately touching while feeling emotionally massive.