The Last Showgirl is beautiful, tasteful – and tedious

The Last Showgirl is the third film from Gia Coppola (granddaughter of Francis , niece of Sofia ) attempts to seduce sceptics by shooting the spectacle of flesh and glitter and cheerful, lipsticked grins in soft focus, on grainy 16mm film.

The film is a vehicle for the actress’s specific gifts (and earned Anderson a Golden Globe nomination) as written, the role is clichéd.

Coppola is enamored with how the film’s world of faded glamour looks, capturing Shelly in a series of slow-motion interludes.

But the pretty images float by slowly, like feathers loosened from one of Shelly 's crowns.

An 85-minute film surely shouldn't feel like this much of a drag.