Worth watching, even for one line

Rating: 7/10 (13 January 2003)

And no, that one line wasn't, "No one puts Baby in a corner." (Incidentally, chosen one of AFI's "Ten Cheesiest Movie Lines," and deservedly so.)
The line I thought made the whole movie worthwhile was Baby's tearful statement to her father, "I know I let you down, and I'm sorry. But you let me down, too." This one hit home really hard for me - maybe part emotion and part timing (going through an extremely rough phase with my own dad).
As far as the rest of the movie went, Baby's sister was incredibly annoying (what was the deal with the eyebrows??!! They should have had a credit all to themselves!!). Penny's pose after she has the abortion, when Baby comes in to check on her and Penny's leg is "a'la dancer" with her toe pointed to show her calf to best effect always makes me laugh.
The mother's character was not fleshed out very well. The only real insight you get into her character is right at the end of the movie, when she comments, "I think she gets it from my side of the family." Then you see where Baby's sister gets her self-absorption.