Product: Girls Just Want to Have Fun (1985)
Rating: 4.0
Timeless
Despite the transparent references to MTV and over-the-top 80's fashion (now horribly dated) the film remains a sweet portrayal of teenage dreams and romance. I first saw this as a little girl, and remain entranced by it since.Even if the "strict father of catholic school girl" plot is not original, the idea of bucking order to get on a music-dance show certainly is. When everybody was drooling over dirty dancing, I was watching this movie. What it lacks in acting and plot (some of the lines are predictable) it makes up for in a cast of up and coming names (Shannen Doherty, Sarah Jessica Parker and Helen Hunt)The dancing is fast paced (reminds me of Drill Team) and there is plenty of teen angst to go around. Even if it's not the best acting in the world, it remains timeless and therefore enjoyable by all.