Big, but only so-so

Rating: 6/10 (8 March 2005)

Anyone living in the 70's saw this film, either at the theater (as I did originally) or later, on video (as I have also done). This film gave the world a new type of music that was hugely popular - that being, of course, disco. The Bee Gees, a struggling trio, revived their careers with disco. Other musicians made it big in disco. The music was, I believe, this film's strength. The acting was decent, but not great. The story, with variations, has been done ad nauseum. I thought some of the dialog was poorly written, stereotypical and condescending. There is a sense of desperation to "make their mark" among the young people in the film that was pretty well portrayed. The dancing is pretty good, if you like that sort of thing (I don't, really). However, the rest of the film just doesn't have anything going for it. I think this is a decent flick but has a weak story with fair acting. Overall, not too bad, but hugely overrated, in my opinion.