A trip down memory lane

Rating: 6/10 (22 August 2012)

As far as remakes go this movie was purely a trip down memory lane for those of us old enough to have seen the original in it's day. This cuts as a double edge sword to the quality though. It was great and refreshing to see a movie remake that totally follows the original and introduces it to a younger audience, but it also is kind of a let down to not see a lot of updates and an original take that could have made it much more interesting. The acting was sub par at best with the exception of Julianna Hough, who was a great choice in the role originally played by Lori Singer. I give this remake 6 stars because of its nostalgia but most of the cast was a bore, the "gymnast aspect is too dated ( in 1984 it was an OK aspect because of the Olympic hype following Mary Lou Retton's perfect 10 ). Other than that its scene by scene and almost line by lines dependence on the original just doesn't deliver in this day and age and it is rather boring to watch an entire film that you have already seen many times before.
Depite its lack of an original updated take, it still is a must see at least for us that grew up on the original, and for those of us that have a crush on the All-American beauty that is Julianna Hough.