Great fun!

Rating: Null/10 (5 November 1999)

This movie isn't deep nor is there anything that stands out as being technically astounding, but this movie is a fantastic, fast-paced feel-good movie. The mid 80's has some great films that have cult status today and this is one of them!
It is the simple story of how Baby (Jennifer Grey - looking as great as ever)and her family vacation in the Catskills where the ultra-cool dance instructor's partner gets pregnant and he needs a new partner.

Of course, the instructor is Patrick Swayze and you know where the movie is headed but it is such a joy to watch the story develop and the end is perfectly fitting for the film. Not to mention an excellent score that is a combination of 60s and 80s songs.
And almost every character is memorable: Lisa - the skanky sister, Neil - the nerdy grandson, Tito Suarez who has the funniest look on his face when asked about sheet music, etc. Virtually every scene is memorable too, especially the 'Do You Love Me' scene, the log/water scene, and the final dance number. Perhaps my favorite moment is when Patrick Swayze bashes the car window and it is only raining on half of the screen when he picks up the post.
The point is this: Watch this movie - alone, in a group, on a rainy day, on a Sunday afternoon. It is along with Ferris Bueller's Day Off, one of the best movies of the 80's!