the life of lowered expectations

Rating: 9/10 (20 April 2006)

i love this movie. i loved it when it first came out, and i love it now. unable to don the torn sweatshirts and leg-warmers due to obvious gender discrepancies i did the next best thing, i dated a girl who, at the tender age of eight, i swore was the spitting image of jennifer beals. looking back, well, let's just say the ignorance of youth is proof that ignorance is bliss. best of all, this movie taught me at a young age that it was completely acceptable to have markedly lower life expectations. think about it, jennifer beals' character alex is a steelworker by day, stripper at night who dreams of one day dancing at the pittsburgh conservatory. the what? gee, the cincinnati revue not focused enough? apparently all that matters is that you accomplish your dream, not whether the dream fulfilled makes a noticeable difference in your life. just that you did it. you can now move on.