Bad directing

Rating: 9/10 (8 April 2011)

Dirty Dancing was an excellent flick. I enjoyed it the first time and every time since. Nonetheless I think it could have been better. The director should have noticed that every time Jennifer Grey was given a long line sincerity went down the toilet. She'd huff and puff and it came out badly. Otherwise she played her role well.
For example, when she finally told Johnny that she had feelings for him. That was an ugly line for her and she was huffing and puffing. The line was too long for her. A good director would have broken it up for her. Something like: Johnny: "You fear nothing" Baby turns her face from him, and with tears dripping down her face says, "You have no idea what I've done and what I fear." Johnny: "But you are so good." Baby: "I'm not so good. I love Penny now, but I'm corrupt." Johnny: "How so?" Baby: "I did everything just to get close to you. I loved you since the first dance. Now my fear is that you don't feel anything for me." .
I do not claim these would be the best lines, but I will assert that Jennifer Grey could have had better lines.