Product: Dirty Dancing (1987)
Rating: 5.0
Totally improbable yet wonderfully addicting!
Watching this movie brings back all those wonderfull years I spent in the Catskills with my family. I still get tearful when I see Jack Weston who is so lovable as the club owner. There were so many like him. They reminded me of this extended family all of us Italians had back in Brooklyn.....WHAT? HUGH? What am I saying.....I never went to Grossingers or the Concord or Browns or in this case Kellermans. But after watching this wonderful gem of a movie I now wish I had! These people really had something if it was anything like this movie. Imagine top entertainment, impecable grounds, families caring and sharing with themselves and others. What more could a family ask for? Here we have Jennifer Grey as this powerhouse of sexuality in a pint sized package wiggling and strutting her way through wipeout in those now famous cutoff dungaree shorts! And then there's Patrick Swayze in an electrifying performance reminiscient of John Travolta in a star making performance. The only down side is the improbable assortment of dirty dancers who are way too hip beyond the time period here. It seems out of place. Other than that a great supporting cast, a wonderful director, and a competant script make this one of the 50 best made films ever! You can't rent it.....you must own it....it's the ultimate feel good musical. I loved it!