Time changed my view on this one

Rating: Null/10 (11 February 2001)

OK, being a child of the '80s, of course I loved the movie the first few times I saw it. Suspension of disbelief is much easier at 13. Now, being 30, I just rewatched it, and my perspective is quite different.
How did I not notice before that the male lead "Nick" is a total stalker?!?!?! He first hires a guy to find out who "Alex" is after he sees her dancing. He hunts her down at her job at the steel mill, and she brushes him off. Not convinced, he waits for her outside the bar where she dances at night, and when she refuses a ride from him, he follows her home. After they get together, he watches her go into the Ballet Company, and even after she tells him to go to hell, he finds out where her audition is, kidnaps her dog, and waits outside the building for her. OK, that is just creepy.
Adding to the creepiness is that she is only 18! 18 YEARS OLD!!!! He's like 40 something. It's almost like a weird father/daughter thing going on. EEEWWWWW.