Product: Dirty Dancing (1987)
Rating: 4.0
Good natured, good hearted 80s mini classic
Sweet, unabashedly sentimental coming of age in the Catskills tale.The dancing is hot, the acting is a mix (Grey and Orbach are VG, Swayze tries hard, looksgreat, but is a better dancer than actor ).The ending feels very Hollywood, which is too bad, because the film seemed to promisemore complexity in its gently satirical look at early 60s America in the first half.Plus some very creaky, cliche sub-plots start to invade as well.Yet the story is told with an honest and good heart, and there's a reason it's becomea mini-classic. Do I think it's a great movie? No. But can I understand why ageneration that grew up with it cherish it? Absolutely.