I can't have it all.........

Rating: 5/10 (12 July 2004)

Oh, what a feeling I had when I watched this movie. Instead of making me believe I could dance right through my life, this film made me want to sleep right through it. I usually enjoy musicals involving many astounding hits from the 80s, but still, the sheer star power of Joan Jett and the Blackhearts performing 'I Love Rock and Roll' was just not enough for me this time. Though what I enjoyed most was that funky dance music that came after Joan...It was sooooooooo FUNKY!
But funky music aside, there was not much else to enjoy in this film. I felt empty as I watched Kyle T. Heffner perform the role of Ritchie. He subtly reminded me of Mike Damus and the funny, hilarious and extremely corny jokes he told. Oh Mike, if only you were old enough to play Ritchie back then.

But getting back to me, often, all alone I have cried silent tears full of pride. So I thought I could relate to this film because I too was once a dancer like Jennifer Beals, sadly it was much more of a difficult road to acceptance for me. Yes, Flashdance ended on a positive note, and I can only hope that one day I could be like Alex. But digression is something I do often, so let's get back to my review, I give this film 5 out of 10 because the story was rather weak, and the acting was so bad, I felt I could have acted all the parts out better than them...except maybe the part played by Jumbo Red. For him, I watched until the end.