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“One thing this endlessly prurient film never shows is female sexual pleasure”: Showgirls reviewed in 1996
When Paul Verhoeven’s divisive Vegas melodrama first arrived in UK cinemas, critic Claire Monk was unconvinced by its relentless ‘tits-in-your-face’ voyeurism and flawed ideas about women’s sexual ‘power’.
By Claire Monk
“One thing this endlessly prurient film never shows is female sexual pleasure”: Showgirls reviewed in 1996