Freeze Frame

Rating: 6/10 (10 August 2019)

You might think that this iconic movie is a spiritual successor to dance themed classics like Saturday Night Fever or Fame. In reality this shallow epic works best as pseudo-sequel to Ridley Scott's Blade Runner - another film featuring animated mannequins posing in clouds of smoke, sparks and steam. Producers Simpson and Bruckheimer perfected this kind of style as substance filmmaking in the early 80's where every shot is a magazine ad and every scene an MTV video. Don't be fooled by the perfunctory romance or vague tale of ambition, this film exists to sell the soundtrack and not the other way around. Also Kevin Smith clearly stole his Jay and Silent Bob characters from the creepy bouncers in this film.