Review of Cry-Baby (1990) by Noneof Y — 22 Mar 2012

I'll admit I went into this film having never seen a John Waters movie before. Not even Hairspray. So when I saw this... I was overjoyed. Ladies and gentlemen, I am FAR from a lover of the 50s. In fact, I hate the 50s to it's core.

So, to see John Waters, the master of proving that nothing is truly sacred or off-limits in this world, take a stab at the 50s, almost brings tears of joy running down my eyes.

But, the real genius is that this is accomplished despite the fact that this is a teen musical. Because I hate the life out of teen musicals. Be it High School Musical, or The Asylum's Sunday School Musical, I just hate the life out of them. They're annoying and frankly unrealistic.

But this one... you get the sense that Waters is trying to mock this sort of thing. He's parodying things like Grease and Happy Days, because they payed homage to the 50s.

And because of this, Cry-Baby is my 5th favorite film of all-time.