Product: Dirty Dancing (1987)
Rating: 4.0
Good film holds up over time.
This is a very good film. Not a great film but a very good one - still. I had not seen "Dirty Dancing" in several years, but my wife had to have this comprehensive addition. It turns out to be fun to watch. Not just the film, but all the extras as well. It is also sad to think that at least five of the talented people who worked on the film are no longer with us - from director, Amele Ardolino to the incomparable Jerry Orbach. And then there is Patrick Swazee. I never truly appreciated him, but have developed a respect for his talents, both as an actor and as a dancer. "Dirty Dancing" is a rollicking, coming of age film, in which Jennifer Gray is perfectly cast as "Baby." We see the arc of her character, first as the tentative "daddy's girl," and finally as the free-thinking woman she has become. And all with her original nose.