Provided Inspiration Among Americans During Difficult Times

Rating: 7/10 (9 September 2019)

Jennifer Beals stars in this guilty pleasure dance classic released in the 80's entitled "Flashdance".Michael Nouri and the late Sunny Johnson co-stars. This was an early partnership of partners Jerry Buckheimer and Don Simpson.It was an early film as well directed by Adrian Lyne.
The beauteous Jennifer Beals in her film debut portrays Alex,a Pittsburgh woman who works two jobs as a welder by day at a steel mill and an exotic dancer at night at Mawry's. Then,he meets the owner of the steel bar in Nick Hurley and develops a romance with him.In it,we get to see Alex tries to get into the Conservatory to become a dancer. Will she make it despite her lack of formal dance training? Your guess is as good as mine.
This was obviously a memorable film that earned a lot of money in the box office.It also has great themes such as striving for one's dream no matter how difficult and to never give up despite the odds as well as obstacles achieving them. It was release in a decade when Americans were experiencing lots of economic difficulties. Despite being a cliched and predictable movie,many did enjoy it back when it was released as it gave many hope during difficult times.
As for the performances,Jennifer Beals did a fantastic job despite having to portray a thin character.She was obviously beauteous and charming. While it was evident that she never did any of the dancing in the movie - those were done by doubles such as Marine Jahan and Crazy Legs, the viewer will definitely enjoy the movie and would probably cheer for her character to succeed.