The Last Showgirl review: Pamela Anderson leads a shattering ensemble as an aging burlesque entertainer

Gia Coppola's The Last Showgirl is a spellbinding film about aging, made with tremendous texture and soul. The wistful Vegas drama follows a fifty-something burlesque dancer in her career twilight, played by '90s sex symbol Pamela Anderson — her ostensible comeback role. It's one of just several strokes of smart meta-textual casting, resulting in an ensemble that grounds the movie's visual chaos in distinctly human melodies.

At a mere 85 minutes in length, it zips by in the blink of an eye.