Britney Spears Live from Las Vegas (2001) (TV)

User Rating:

5.5/10   

Director:

Marty Callner

Release Date:

18 November 2001 (USA)

Genre:

Music

Plot:

Britney Spears dazzles television views as HBO presents her "Dream Within A Dream" World Tour.

Plot Keywords:

Female Singer | Pop Singer | Pop Music | Elvis Presley | Concert Film

Awards:

Won Primetime Emmy.

Cast

Britney Spears	...	Herself
Skip Dorsey	...	Himself (lead guitar)
Jon Voight	...	Storyteller
Slam Hammett	...	Himself (drums)
Freddy Molling	...	Himself (bass)
Dan Kenny	...	Himself (keyboards)
Mike Sahagian	...	Himself (keyboards)
Keanna Henson	...	Herself (back up vocals)
Annette Stamatelatos	...	Herself (back up vocals)
Nancy Anderson	...	Dancer
Andre Fuentes	...	Dancer
Aminah Abdul Jullil	...	Dancer
Brooke Lipton	...	Dancer
Cecileo Moctezuma	...	Dancer
Gabriel Paige	...	Dancer (as Gabriel Page)

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Finland:S | Australia:G

Filming Locations:

Garden Arena, MGM Grand Hotel - 3799 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Company:

Home Box Office (HBO)

Trivia:

White jumpsuit on the poster is a reference to Elvis Presley who used hundreds different jumpsuits in 1970's, also in Las Vegas.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Saturday Night Live: Drew Barrymore/Macy Gray (#27.3)" (2001)

Soundtrack:

I Love Rock 'n' Roll

"It's a little hot in here, right?"

...announces Britney, before peeling off her top and performing "I'm A Slave 4 U" dressed in skimpy bra, micro-skirt and knee-length boots. Watching this HBO special, I'd been semi-interested until now, but THAT got my full attention!! Man, I couldn't get to the 'record' button fast enough! Say what you will about the music, Britney is an AWESOME spectacle for the eyes!

You've gotta hand it to her, nobody has managed to combine with such success the Debbie/Tiffany wholesomeness that wins over the kids & mums crowd, with the Madonna/J-Lo raunchiness that hooks in the lads. With a multitude of skimpy, figure hugging outfits, each one designed to showcase her supremely honed 'n' toned body, the worlds most famous spokeswoman for chastity puts on a fine crutch-grabbing, breast squeezing, dry humping display, even gyrating with two chicks at one point (all too briefly!!), and trying out a new sexy scowl (needs working on, Brits), before the whole thing reaches its grand finale with the Princess of Pop purring through a slow, steamy rendition of "Baby One More Time", while drenched by a torrential rain storm.

That's entertainment!

The worst parts are when Britney stops dancing, to pursue the shows tedious Dreams 'theme', where she indulges in some toe-curlingly mawkish chit-chat with the audience (sorry "the beautiful people"), a cheesy ballet, an ill-advised comedy sketch, and most cringe making of all, Jon Voight's bizarre cameo, reading a fairytale to a moppet 'Britney' (see other reviews for the gruesome details).

But when she gets back to her energetic bump'n'grinding -- choreography courtesy of Madonna/Janet Jackson -- she's something to see! I eagerly await Britney's next phase. Some suggestions: she could introduce the lap-dancing routine that became such an integral part of Janet Jackson's show, or maybe it's time for a 'Justify My Love' phase, where she goes beyond the PG-13 rating...

Ever had a dream...?