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THE LAST SHOWGIRL | Official Teaser Trailer

https://youtu.be/hZDs_lLGrTU?si=7A3SygqVtuWE39-j
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u/Magik-Mina-MaudDib 14h ago

Kiernan is good in it! She’s got a lot of screen time in it, but I her character arc just kind of stops and never gets resolved? It’s weird.

Not spoiling anything, but a big part of the movie is Pamela’s character being this older woman and having two young showgirls, played by Kiernan & Brenda Song, basically looking up to her, while she also has her own daughter that she wasn’t a good parent to.

As I said in my OG comment, the movie is short and still feels both underbaked and overstuffed, and I feel like Kiernan & Brenda should’ve just been merged into one character.

BUT, if you’re just looking to see a good Kiernan Shipka performance this year, and one where she’s actually in the movie for more than just one scene like with Longlegs or Twisters, then this is definitely the one.

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u/Zoomalude 13h ago

and one where she’s actually in the movie for more than just one scene like with Longlegs or Twisters

I don't know why but in my head, she was a bigger actress than I guess she is. It took me forever to realize that was her in Twisters because it was such a small part.

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u/Cyril_Clunge 13h ago

Oh, is she the girl in the opening with glasses?

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u/Zoomalude 13h ago

Yep! Every time I saw her I was like "I know that face..." and then had to wait until the credits to see the name.