Other Than the Soundtrack, There's Really Nothin' *That Great* About the Movie!

Rating: Null/10 (12 March 1999)

I really wanted to rent this movie and watch it, partly because it looked interesting and partly because everyone kept saying how good it is. What luck! I finally find some time and rent the movie! As I sat watching it for the first few minutes, as the movie opened with John Travolta doing his little funky walk thingy to the paint store with the Bee Gees music in the background, it seemed like it was going to be a good movie. But, and please don't sue me after I say this--the rest of the movie was just pretty downhill from there.
Yeah, sure, you could say "What about all those great dance moves John Travolta did on the floor??" or "Don't forget that romantic scene with Toni and Stephanie dancing in the studio!" or something like that. Well, I myself have never really been the romantic type, and some of the dance scenes were just....well...I just didn't like them. They either went on too long or were kina cheesy, ya know?? I have nothing against John Travolta--he's a very good actor and played his part well in this movie--but I wouldn't say that this was the best of his films. I mean, some parts were too confusing or too boring or too cheesy. I really don't get that part where Toni and his pals all go and get busted up at that Chinese restaurant, or whatever. Plus, what's this bridge deal got to do with anything? See how confused I already am?! :-)
Another thing is that some parts of "Saturday Night Fever" were just unenjoyable to watch. I wanted to watch the movie with a member of my family or someone, and, well, frankly, I'm *glad* I didn't. And does every other sentence really have to have the F word in it? It gets kind of old after a while, people.
Well, I just want to say that I really don't like this movie at all, and think it hasn't really lived up to what everybody says about it. Like I said, I have nothing against John Travolta or any of the actors/actresses in this movie. Writers, maybe, but actors, no. Maybe I'm just keeping my expectations too high. Maybe I just don't know a good movie when I see one. But I think that if it weren't for the great Bee Gees soundtrack, I would ditch this movie altogether.