At Least It's 80s

Rating: 4/10 (30 December 2011)

Re-watched Flashdance recently and felt compelled to write a bit on this early 80s dud. Every time it seems I re-watch this movie it gets worse and worse as I recognize how trite and pathetic the cardboard story and dialog is. It doesn't hold up as a good movie in today's cinema. There's a bare bones plot about following one's dreams, but essentially the movie is about 45min of story and 45min of MTV-style cuts. Jennifer Beals is energetic and certainly in outstanding shape for her quasi-interesting dance machines, but her acting and more to the point the movie's script is dirt poor and woefully dated. The final number featuring the theme song showed a stand-in and stunt double plopped in for almost half the number. Can't recommend - but maybe - for nostalgia's sake. Check out Saturday Night Fever for a better nostalgia trip.