MMMM don’t know if it is because I am getting old, but I seem to really enjoy films with mmmm young men in!!! If in tight clothing or accents even better, both and I don’t need popcorn!!
Thank goodness Coyote Ugly has the delicious Adam Garcia with an Austalian accent to die for....wonder if it is his real voice or not???
He plays Mr. O’Donnell, no Christian name for now, see the film to see why.The small town girl, all so innocent is Violet Sandford, played by Piper Perabo, an she kept the hubby happy with her dancing and looks.
Its a run of the mill story with not alot of big surprises, and you feel all gooey and happy at the end...you know the sort. Violet is a songwriter who just wants to hear someone famous sing her songs. She goes to New York to make it big, and first finds out it isnt as easy as she thought.
One moment when she asks a record companys manager to listen to her tape takes me back to 15 again...why? well the manager is played by Elizabeth Beckwith, (The dance teacher Lydia from Fame, remember..’’you want fame, well fame costs and right here is where you start paying’’ she plays this very small part with loads of humour...what has she been doing.
Anyways it seems to get her songs published she has to perform them live first..well obviously she suffers from terrible stage fright and can only perform other artists songs, never her own.
Love interest Mr. O’Donnell, okay it’s Kevin, tries every which way to help her, even with the help with a precious Spiderman comic.
The film is about Violet trying to make it, and after a bad few days ends up working as a Coyote, the bar we all want to drink in so called Coyote Ugly..as ’’cheers was taken’’.The bar is owned by Lil, played by Maria Bellow, the boss who is strict but likeable and good on her for giving our gal a try. It’s a place for dancing, drinking having fun....just don’t order water.
Here Violet becomes Jersey, the kindergarden nun, who against all obsticles makes it to be a coyote. Don’t want to ruin the film but when she has to make 250.00 in two hours, well this is a briliant piece of the film, not just for the fab tune but mmm it’s a man’s body!
All through the film the songs are just right, with the right mix and gets you in the mood. A lot are provided by Leanne Rimes as well as other very good artists. A surprise dance by Tara Banks is mixed in, and even John Goodman tries his hand with a bar dance. All done in the best possible taste.
One memorable part has to be the first time Jersey takes to sing in Coyote bar, but you will need to see for yourself why it is so good.
Does she ever conquer her stage fright? Will her dad find out she works in a dodgy bar? Will she get the man? Who will sing her songs if she ever makes it? why does she get sacked? And what has fish got to do with all this?
Rent this movie for a real treat, I promise you will feel good after it, the world will be lovely once more, and you will be singing Inxs with a smile on your face all day!