Coyote Ugly

When you first see the Jerry Bruckheimer trademark logo your first thoughts are that you're going to see car chases, hot ladies needing rescue and everything will ultimately be destroyed, or blown up, at some point. But it's not to be.

This time Bruckheimer, along with director David McNally, have brought us one for the girls. Instead of car chases, you have fancy drink pouring contests. You still have the hot ladies, but they don't need rescuing and, instead of everything blowing up, you have everything staying intact.

Violet Sanford's (Piper Perabo) life isn't what it used to be, so she decides that her time has come to leave the small town where her dad (John Goodman) is the town cop and take her talents to New York City. While there she meets a variety of different and interesting people, including the Coyotes (Tyra Banks, Maria Bello, Izabella Miko, Bridget Moynahan), who teach her to be herself and show her that it's fun to go over the top sometimes.

While trying to promote her musical talents, she meets Kevin O'Donnell (Adam Garcia), whom she thinks is a record producer, and instantly begins to make a fool of herself in front of him. While trying to get her singing career launched, she gets a job in a bar, called Coyote Ugly. Will her singing career take off? Will she be able to pour a pint? Well, watch the movie if you want to find out.

Although aimed at a female audience, the guys will have something to look at if they just happen to be at home when their girlfriends/wives bring this one home. There's enough singing, heartbreak and good cheer to keep the ladies happy and, as for the blokes, there's all the raunchy dancing by the Coyotes. I have to admit, it's worth waiting up.

Although most of the cast are doing more with their careers now, the director wanted to use unknowns in the leading roles - Goodman slots in as a cameo - and it's hard to see from the performances that these girls are all new to the movie world.