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How can I be the ONLY one bothered by this???

posted 11 years ago by puplover
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Elizabeth Shue. Elizabeth Shue as a Las Vegas hooker. Oh yes, not only do Vegas street walkers have bodies where they obviously work out at Gold's gym regularly, but they have perfect skin, perfect teeth, a great haircut, with no dark roots showing. AND, her grammar and articulation is fantastic (no aints in her speech.) She also dresses in cute tight leather skirts, fashionable chokers, the perfect red lipstick shade, and her hair up, w/ just the perfect tendrils framing her face.

Whose brilliant idea was it to present her this way? Figgis? Shue is not exactly known for being Meryl Streep, we all know that. But this is so egregious that I cannot take the movie seriously.

On top of all that, yes, she's supposed to be lonely, w/ zero self-esteem but I didn't buy for one second that she "loved" him. What's to love? She seemed to have no grasp on the character whatsoever.

Too bad "Monster" came after this, Shue could have learned something.

So damn irritating! She was nominated for this? Good Lord...why?

[–] Guamley 11 years ago

Puplover has a lot to learn about the hooker industry if he/she thinks Shue's character was so unusual for Hookers, specifically high-end hookers. As others have said, it's a lucrative industry with it's share of refined and educated women.

[–] tomkaren1994 11 years ago

OP = idiot.

This performance by Shue is the most underrated, underappreciated in the history of film. She not only deserved an Oscar for this role, this may very well be the best single performance by a female actress EVER.

[–] norman-dostal 10 years ago

I agree. I think she's brilliant and was robbed at Oscar time.

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[–] ficoce 10 years ago

High end hookers have an exclusive contract, with generous opt out options, that pays for most expenses and very liberal work expectations. The streets of Vegas are usually filled with them on a daily basis. The contract is called a marriage certificate.

[–] joesteady (3) 6 years ago

This was covered in the movie. After getting beat up, while getting a ride a cab driver says to her, "don't you know you can get any man you want." whereupon she rolls her eyes. She's seen some shit. Hot or not, she's dealing with her shit. I'm buying it. And vegas hookers can be very well put together.

[–] Hydracubus (791) 2 years ago

Hookers look different in certain places. The hookers I've seen in here in Jersey look like homeless bag ladies and most of them are. Vegas hoes and LA hoes are a different thing entirely.

[–] Kowalski (75528) 8 months ago

BUY BETTER HOOKERS?