Review of Hairspray (1988) by Jess L — 25 Jan 2013
Movie Matt here with the original Hairspray. I'll be brutally honest here: I just saw the completed film yesterday & in fairness, I was pretty disappointed with it. Tracy Turnblad is more of a scumbag as well as the mother (although the mom is played by gross-out film actor Divine so it's a given), Seaweed isn't given as much prominence here as he has in the musical or the 2007 film & Link gets together with Tracy almost immediately with no implication of his relationship with Amber.
I'm aware that this is a straight telling but at the time, it seemed more like an amateur film using almost local talent. Didn't click for me. Stay tuned for Hairspray: The Musical.
This review of Hairspray (1988) was written by Jess L on 25 Jan 2013.
Hairspray has generally received positive reviews.
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