Come for the dancing, stay for the . . . um . . .

Rating: 5/10 (26 May 2015)

I'll admit right now that "Flashdance" was probably doomed when I saw Jerry Bruckheimer's and Joe Eszterhas' names in the opening credits. But to be fair, the movie's got their fingerprints all over it. Jennifer Beals has the same irrational rage that Elizabeth Berkley had in "Showgirls". and it's a tired blue-collar-underdog-fulfilling-her-dreams story, shot like a music video. Not to mention the high-powered pop soundtrack. Peel away that packaging, and there's not a lot there.
And oddly enough, there's also not much of a payoff after she nails the audition. It just sorta happens.
5/10