Britney's new video: Pros and cons

Britney Spears has a chequered history when it comes to videos. For every technicolor dance spectacular (Toxic), there's a drab, soul-less dirge (Gimme More). The worst ones always seem to feature Britney "cutting loose" and "being herself" in "the club" - cf the forced jollity of Do Somethin'.

Her latest single is I Wanna Go and it falls directly between these two stools, causing some nasty bruising to the cocyx. Here's a breakdown:

FOR	AGAINST
Totally unnecessary swearing	Britney "acting"
Thriller reference	Terminator reference
The bit with the milk	The bit with the paparazzi
Britney pretending to whistle	Tedious "sexy" lyrics
Nice bikini	It was all a dream

Basically, it's 50% brilliant and 50% "eh?". Watch below...

Britney Spears - I Wanna Go

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