Review of Dirty Dancing (1987) by Adrian B — 27 Sep 2013

In this ridiculous outing taken place in the summer of 1963, a teenager (Jennifer Grey), who is a good girl for what it matters, accompanies her family to vacation along at a family friendly cabin resort or what it seems from the outside.

There, she meets this dancer (Patrick Swayze) who introduces her to the process of dancing seductively (I guess) and his current dance partner (Cynthia Rhodes). Then, Swayze and Grey's characters begin to fall in love and they escalate a secret affair.

Made mainly for the sake of the soundtrack and I suppose for girls, but really, this generally useless piece of celluloid delivers virtually nothing of interest. The acting and dialogue are pretty hopeless, while the soundtrack adds little effect (although there are some decent songs, even if they were released after 1963).

Nothing special here, yet I have friends who truly love this film. I will respectfully disagree with them.