A complex and thoughtful study of American life

Rating: Null/10 (26 August 2001)

Every once in a while a film comes along that captures the spirit of an age, the fine nuances of what it was like to live at that time. As such a film, Dirty Dancing harks back to things that made America strong: having sex with young girls. Patrick Swayze sets the screen alive, reprising himself, and the theatrical qualities he displays set him up for a huge and well-deserved Hollywood career spanning decades and including such highlights as Return of The Jedi (uncredited) and 2001: A Space Odyssey (uncredited).
Fortunately age has not wearied DD. I heartily recommend seeing this film more than once, i found its bouquet only flourished as i savoured its more subtle moments.