I tried to like this movie, I really did. It seems like the kind of fun, guilty pleasure, brain fluff that ought to be entertaining. But it just never comes together. The jokes fall flatter than a souffle in a paint shaker, the talent of the cast is wasted on one-dimensional characters, and the music is pop-inspired drivel that manages to be neither energetic nor youthful. Violet Sanford (Piper Perabo) is a Jersey girl trying to fulfill her life's dream of becoming a songwriter. She moves to New York City but finds that the Big Apple is surprisingly hard to peel. Desperate for cash, she gets a job tending bar at a watering hole called Coyote Ugly, run by hardass maven Lil (Maria Bello). The Coyotes sling drinks, dance on the bar, talk shit to their customers, and behave like strippers on a power trip. Violet is initially shocked but soon finds herself loosening up, much to the chagrin of her dad (John Goodman).
Goodman is the only actor to seem genuine in this entire movie. Melanie Lynskey is criminally underused as Violet's best friend, and it's best to just not even mention Adam Garcia as the love interest.
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