Nicely directed but naff story

Rating: 4/10 (28 April 2015)

I really liked the first half hour of this film because of Lyne's fantastic direction and the great editing and sound. However, after that, the lack of story began to take its toll and I found the film dragged. I also felt the story was quite confused, with characters and sub plots popping up without rhyme or reason and being left with loose ends.
I didn't like Jennifer Beals's acting and I found the portrayal of her character too aggressive. You can imagine her becoming a diva if she ever hit the big time. She wasn't given much back story so I never felt I know who she was, why she was working as a welder or why she wanted to get where she was going.
The last 5 minutes, with the dance audition, became horrendously cheesy and quite out of tone with this otherwise mature film.