Review of Coyote Ugly

Introduction

Coyote Ugly had the sort of trailer that appeals to blokes. Five gorgeous babes, wearing as little as possible, dancing around on a bar to good music and occasionally getting themselves wet. Well that sold me, and many others, but is the film just visually appealing, or is there any depth?

The plot centres on Violet Stamford who moves to the bright lights of New York, hoping to make her name as a songwriter. Violet is too shy to perform on stage, and blows it when she gets her break - and things just keep on getting worse. However, she gets a job at one of the hottest nightclubs in town “Coyote Ugly” – where the barmaids provide the entertainment as well as pouring the drinks. Coyote Ugly tells Violet’s story.

Video

Video is presented in anamorphic widescreen at 2.35:1 and is of very good quality throughout with no problems noticed. Not that I was paying much attention to the picture quality to be honest – with the five “Coyotes” prancing around in their tight skimpy outfits, I was in a trance for much of the film…

Apart from the aforementioned ladies, visually the film looks good with the inside of Coyote Ugly looking good, and the other locations having a genuine feel.

Audio

There’s a choice of Dolby Digital 5.1 and DTS 5.1 audio on the disc. I watched the film with the DTS soundtrack, and wasn’t disappointed.

A great deal of the film’s soundtrack consists of music and this is beautifully reproduced and certainly uses the available dynamic range. You almost feel as if you’re in the club when the music starts.

Throughout the movie, the dialogue is clear and understandable.

Features

There is quite a good selection of extra features on this disc - which include additional scenes, behind-the-scenes featurettes (looking at the Coyotes and the music), a music video, audio commentary, a reel showing the hottest bits of the film “music video style” and the trailer.

Conclusion

Coyote Ugly was pretty enjoyable. Aside from the exceptionally attractive “Coyotes”, there’s some romance, some comedy and the film never overstays its welcome. As with all romantic movies of this type, there’s plenty of opportunity for the viewer to cringe – all part of the enjoyment! A good cast which includes John Goodman (looking larger than ever) play their roles well.

Good picture and sound quality are backed by a reasonable set of extras.

Overall, Coyote Ugly is an above-average example of the genre which stands out because of the five leading ladies and general entertainment of the Coyote Ugly bar.