Product: Dirty Dancing (1987)
Rating: 4.0
Still having the time of my life
At the Oscars, they were predicting that musicals were going to have a resurgence. It seemed like time to revisit some of my old favorites and see if they were as good as I remembered them to be. In the case of "Dirty Dancing," I'm happy to report the answer is yes.The story's been told before. A young girl, Baby Houseman (Jennifer Grey) goes to a summer resort and falls for Johnny Castle, the dance instructor (Patrick Swayze). There's a complication, John's partner Penny (Cynthia Rhodes) is pregnant by one of the college boys. Baby helps and ends up getting in trouble with her own dad, Dr. Jake Houseman. Johnny accepts responsibility, since the 'cad dad' won't. Johnny's from the bad side of town and the doctor just doesn't want his little girl messing around with a tough guy like him, particularly one who got his dance partner pregnant.The music's fabulous, including numbers by The Righteous Brothers, Mickey and Sylvia, etc. The dancing is even better. This is Swayze at his best.Well worth the time to watch and they've done a great job bringing this film to DVD, too.Rebecca Kyle, March 2009