An average movie

I wasn’t sure what to expect from this flick but since it is considered a classic from the 80’s, I thought I might as well give it a try. Well, in my opinion, like other classics from this time period like ‘Footloose’ , it didn’t grow old very well, I’m afraid. I mean, I have to admit it, there was a pretty nice soundtrack but, a part from that, there is not much else to really admire in this movie. Of course, it faithfully follows the formula and remains watchable but not much more that. For Jennifer Beals, it was a star-making performance, even though her career never really took off afterwards. Somehow, it is not surprising because she has never done all those heavy dance moves and, something quite notorious, up to 3 other people were involved in the infamous audition scene (a real dancer, a gymnast and even a male break-dancer). Honestly, when you see this scene, it is rather pathetic and shows the level of the whole thing in my opinion. For Adrian Lyne, it was another success at the box-office and he would keep making some successful features, usually some steamy erotic thrillers. Nowadays, at 70 years old, he seems to be pretty much retired though. To conclude, even though it is nothing really awful, it remains an average flick but I guess it might be worth a look if you really love the genre.

5/10