Product: Dirty Dancing (1987)
Rating: 2.0
Anachronisms Abound!
Was it the long polka-dot hot pink shirt with the belt around it? Was it the leotards? Was it "The Time of My Life," Johnny's final number? I can't remember, but at some point you remember that this isn't really the '60s. Oh, it was Baby's hair. Nobody puts her Aqua Net in the corner!I watched this flick for the first time ever, after having some weird compulsion that told me that everyone else in my generation had seen it. Now I know why I should have seen it when it came out - when I was in elementary school.Can anyone actually call this a good movie with a straight face? Now, I know I risk getting "unhelpful" votes because of my unpopular opinion, but you gotta realize that a 25-year-old man in 2004 may not have the same sort of feelings a 14-year-old girl would have in 1987.This movie is silly, unrealistic, and lacks any real conflict. I waited almost two hours to hear Swayze's most famous line. I was surprised that Baby was literally sitting in the corner. Maybe she likes to see everybody. I always sit in the corner in restaurants.Anyway, I'm giving it 2 stars for 2 reasons: 1)I respect a man who can dance without seeming a little light in his big black boots and 2)"Love is Strange" is one of the sexiest songs of the '50s.Biggest Laugh: Patrick Swayze mouthing "Owe it all to you," in a very dramatic number - right in front of Baby's parents! She's grounded.By the way, how long were they at that camp? Was it the whole summer? Because Baby got good fast!