Burlesque or WTF

Well...you might ask why? I like Cher and I like Christina and this was a chance to see them sing/dance on the big screen. Sadly I must say it was Cabaret, minus the music and any semblance of a screenplay, meets The Sunset Strip. The screenplay would have been better if you sat at the kitchen table with an aging parent and said "now what should Cher say?" Maybe there will be a new trend in movie making designed to hype a performer's latest tune which is all that can be said about this dud.