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Coyote Ugly

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I loved the movie when I saw it years ago and I loved it just as much when I watched it again this weekend. The music and the dancing on the bar was fantastic. Good story line too. Bit of a chick flick.

At first I thought this movie was for the men, not so, this is a definite chic flick (Although the men will enjoy it too, for obvious reasons). I really enjoyed the story line. This is one of those movies that I will gladly watch over and over.

I'll admit that I purchased this movie solely on the basis of wanting to view some of Piper Perabo's earlier work. Is it possible not to fall in love with this very talented actress. It is surprising that Piper's performance didn't offer a springboard to more mainstream movies - although Lost & Delirious, her follow-up film was a gem, but little seen. For those wishing to view Perabo's early work (pre Covert Affairs), this is a must buy!

"Coyote Ugly" is an interesting movie that falls more into the lines of a teenager type love story than what I had originally thought it would be. Billed as an "intoxicating sexy comedy" from producer Jerry Bruckheimer, this movie more or less falls short of that billing in that it relies more heavily on the "girl with a long shot makes it big" theme that has been highly prevalent in previous movies, leaving one with the overwhelming impression of been there, seen that.

Performance wise; stars such as Piper Parabo, John Goodman and Maria Bello all do a great job with the script they had. I'm more or less surprised that Maria Bello hasn't become a bigger star as she definitely has it in her and she's an incredibly beautiful woman.

This is the only movie from director David McNally II that I've seen so far and it would be hard to make a definitive judgment on his movie making talents based on this one movie that I didn't find particularly wonderful. Hopefully down the road he'll find a better script to work with.

The Premise:

As stated above, this is a teenager type movie about Violet (Piper Parabo) who moves from rural New York to the Big Apple to make it big as a song writer. Along the way she encounters the standard fare of difficulties of trying to get into that business and finds that she must take on a job at a bar known as the "Coyote Ugly" to try to make ends meet until she can get that "one big break."

Overall, I'd say this is an interesting rental more than anything else. {ssintrepid}

Special Features:

-Additional Scenes Not Seen In Theaters
-Behind The Scenes Featurettes
*Coyote 101
*How To Be A Coyote
*Inside The Songs
*Search For The Stars
-LeAnn Rimes Music Video
-Audio Commentary With Producer Jerry Bruckheimer, Director David McNally And The Coyotes
-"Action Overload" Reel Featuring the Hottest Moments From The Movie - Music Video-Style

This is one of my favorite movies, it has great dancing, great music, fun atmosphere, and characters you can relate to. Violet is a sweet girl from a smaller town who goes to NYC with nothing but a dream. It may sound cliche, but isn't this what thousands of young girls do every year, flock to NYC or LA with hardly any money but alot of determination and naivete? She meets Kevin (Adam Garcia), a hot, hot! guy from Australia who works at a club she goes to while she's trying to find someone to use her music (she's a songwriter). It's got some romance, some comedy, and alot of dancing which is always fun, I love to dance and I have alot of those kind of movies. The extra features are cool, you see alot of behind the scenes stuff and interviews with the stars. I recommend it for girls who love movies with dancing and love stories, and guy who just want to see the girls. Piper Perabo shines in her starring debut. Izabella Miko, who plays the Russian tease Cammie, is actually a very intelligent young woman who can speak about 5 or 6 languages fluently. John Goodman is great as always, gotta love him. I want Adam Garcia to be my love slave, he's incredible.

This was pretty good. I only watched it because someone else recommended it. When I saw the trailers when it first came out, I thought it would be sleazy -- kinda like a cross between "Cocktail" and "Showgirls". Turns out, it is not like that. Yes, it does take place in a bar where girls dance, but you do not see any flesh (at least not more than you see on the nightly news, but nothing bared). It is a good story about a girl fighting for her dreams against the odds, the ups and downs and it ends formulaicly happy, but that is what most of us want anyhow. A good date movie, a good family movie (teens), kinda mellow, good music.

This was one of the most embarassingly bad films I've seen in recent memory.

I watched this because there is a 14 year old in the house who is understandably amused by girls in their early twenties dancing on top of a bar....and is willing to watch a non-plot for a half-hour between those scenes. Short of a pubescent male, I have to think that anyone who enjoyed this movie is either miguided (hopefully) or an idiot.

If this is really what a person looks for in a film, let me recommend saving your money and watching nearly any television sit-com....they're just as bad and it won't cost you four bucks a pop. Take that extra four bucks and donate it to the library. That way, people who are dragging the human race intellectually down to such a depth can at least offset the damage they do by hopefully lifting someone else up.

Nothing brain taxing- just light humor to float your way through a boring night in. Great music- pretty girls, cute guys- not much of a conflict but the lead does grow and get the guy and the career so all is well:)

This movie is about a shy girl, Violet, who moves away from home in New Jersey and goes to live in New York. She makes the move to help further her music writing career. In the process she takes a job at a bar, Coyote Ugly, and sheds her shyness as she sings and dances at the bar. She meets a boy, Kevin, who helps her to get over her fear of singing in front of others. The music by Lee Ann Rhimes adds great taste to the movie. I think it is a great movie because of the characters and excellent plot. It is definately a movie to watch over and over.

This movie has no redeeming qualities...