Burlesque Gets A Good Review....From Jane Fonda!

Hey! For the most part she’s made pretty good flicks, so we’re gonna trust her judgment!

Jane Fonda was lucky enough to be at the premiere of Burlesque the other night, and took the time to give the readers of her blog her thoughts on the film – as well as pay tribute to the recently deceased publicist Ronni Chasen, with whom she spoke the night at of her tragic passing!

She writes:

I really enjoyed the movie. I was revved up because I was so looking forward to seeing Cher again on the big screen and she didn’t disappoint. It could have been done very differently, an older, former beauty and dancer who’s desperately trying to keep from losing her club to a developer. That wouldn’t have worked with Cher cause she’s still glam and can carry it off. Her voice is still really good and strong, and, as I said in the Twitters I sent that evening, the two opening numbers, hers and Christina’s, were knockout!

Then there is Christina. I have not followed her closely before but, wow, she was spectacular: the way she looked, the way she sang, the way she danced and the way she acted. She came across, to me anyway, as likeable. You root for her. I found her poignant. I got all teary several times. I thought there was real chemistry between her and her (really sexy, handsome) love interest.

I had a chance to hug Cher and chat a moment with Christina. But forgot to take any more photos. My bad!

Who knows what the critics will say. It would be easy to pick the movie apart for being too like an extended music video. But when you have Aguilera and Cher and all that dancing and songs, why not. It made for a good evening. A good date flick.

During the evening I sat and spoke with PR maven, Ronni Chasen. She did the PR for “On Golden Pond.” You can imagine the shock and heartbreak when we learned the next morning that she had been shot 5 times in the chest and killed while driving down an exclusive street in Beverly Hills coming home from the premiere. No one knows who or why—yet.

IT give us pause, yes? How fragile life is. We never know, so we need to make it matter while we can.

Such lovely words at the end! And so true!

Thanks for taking the time to share your thoughts about the movie, bb! We’ll have to wait until we see it ourselves, but we imagine that we’re going to share your exact sentiments!

Thoughts??

[Image via WENN.]