Girl goes to camp, girl meets boy, girl learns to dance, complications ensue.

Rating: Null/10 (17 January 2006)

I adore this movie. When I was thirteen, I watched it an average of once a day, especially in the summer, because it's a very summer movie. It's also very simple, and almost infantile. For me, it's kind of a guilty pleasure. It's deeper than it looks, but it's still very idealistic, and although it's a '60s period piece, it's very '80s. The storyline is idealistic and kind of melodramatic, but the cast is brilliant. It's probably the raw acting ability that went into this movie that makes it a pretty good film, as opposed to forgettable crap. It's also extremely sexy. Laugh if you want, but it's one of the best movies for sweet romance that doesn't become sexless. It has a great soundtrack, and it actually examines social issues of the '60s and later very well. And the entire cast is brilliant, which is something I can't say enough. "Dirty Dancing" is so cheesy, but so joyous and heartfelt that you can't help but love it.