Dirty Dancing Reviews

The film takes place in the summer of 1963 at a Jewish family resort in the Catskills. Francis "Baby" Houseman (Jennifer Grey) is a young girl who wants to change the world. One night, Baby sneaks into a staff party and finds that the staff dances anything but the family fox trot. This where she meets Johnny Castle (Patrick Swayze.) When Johnny's ex-girlfriend Penny (Cynthia Rhodes) gets pregnant and wants an abortion (illegal in those days) Baby is asked to dance with Johnny at a contest. This is where the real chemistry begins. But when Baby's father Jake (Jerry Orbach) finds out about the abortion, he tells Baby not to hang around with Johnny. But Baby doesn't listen listen, and soon finds the love of her life. Throughout the movie Baby learns that you can't change the world alone, and she finds her true love, while Johnny finds out about the kind of person he wants to be.

Overall Grade: A (10++)

Rating: 5 - I wanna dance!!!
It's starts as a cute story about Baby, who's name is really Francis, who is on holiday with her rich parents and her older sister. There she meets a dancer, Johnny, played by the handsome Patrick Swayze, and there's an imidiate attraction between them. When his dancepartner, Penny, gets pragnent, Baby sees this as her chance to "make the world a better place" and voluenteers to take the place as Johnny's partner in a dance contest. There's lots of hard work and dancing ahead, where Johnny is trying his best to learn Baby how do dance. But they represent two different social circles, Johnny's poor and Baby's rich, and that is meant to cause trouble...

I don't know how many times I've watched this movie, but no matter how many times I'll watch it, I know I'll still love it and keep it among my favourites. Jennifer Grey and Patrick Swayze has a chemistry you will notice right away. It does look like they're having the time of their lives! And in addition, the music and the dancing will take your breath away!
I highly recommend it to everyone. One thing's for sure... I would love to learn how to dance like that!!!

Rating: 5 - Still superb!
...Dirty Dancing still stands incredibly well proving the point critics made about the film at the time of its release about it being a timeless classic! Dirty Dancing is simply the ultimate feel-good movie. The chemistry between Patrick Swayze (then relativley unknown) and Jennifer Grey (who has not starred in any major production since) is positivley electric and never strikes a false note. Its a charming story of a young, innocent teenager staying with her family at a holiday camp for her vacation who meets the exciting and rebelious dancer, Johnny who she immediatley falls in love with. They show each other a different side to life and soon become lovers. But as with all good love stories there are complications. Giving superb backing support is Cynthia Rhodes in a small but highly effective role as Penny Johnson who is forced into having an abortion and in the process must give up dancing whilst she recovers - enter Jennifer Grey. There are many fun and amusing scenes of Swayze frantically trying to teach Grey all the right dance moves whilst the touching romance between them gradually and beleavably builds. The ending is a triumphant high! What truly makes Dirty Dancing absolutley unmissable is the fabulous dancing which is highly erotic though never once tacky and is accompanied by a sizzling soundtrack that helps build the potential atmosphere. Superb throughout, Dirty Dancing is indeed a timeless classic!

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