I think I'm in love...

Rating: Null/10 (3 October 2001)

Man, I HATE manipulative schmaltz. And I LOATHE Patrick Swayze. However, the truth is that I LOVE this film. And I say this despite the fact that I have a bachelor's and a master's degree in film. It doesn't hurt that I love both fifties/early sixties rock 'n' roll and eighties chart pop with a passion (I kind of grew up with both), but there's something about this film that never fails to make me go all gooey (and I assure you, I'm a straight male). The combination of catchy dialogue, emotional content, brilliant (and romantic) music and a lovely old-fashioned love story just gets my goosebumps up, my heart pounding and my head spinning. I just can't help it - watching this film is like being a (as Dion put it in a classic tune absent from this film) 'Teenager in Love'. And remember - nobody puts baby in the corner.