Dirty Dancing 1987 by AverageMansReviews

Dirty Dancing 1987 by AverageMansReviews

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Warning: there is flashing effects/colourful effects/animal cruelty/burning/drugs/miscarriage/medical

Kellerman's Mountain House Resort in the Summer of 1963: briefly; we meet Frances "Baby" Houseman [Jennifer Grey:] she is a young woman that is on holiday with her family, she also goes by the name of Baby 99.9% of the time, she has a good idea of what she wants to do with her life as he tells us by an inner monologue, well that is until she meets Johnny Castle [Patrick Swayze:] he is a hard-working teacher of dance and dancer has a rebel streak to him, that life is not a straightforward as she has plotted out to be.

Generally speaking: the framework and pacing of this 100 minute film is good; but I need to quickly state by saying; it does a fantastic job of [I know before I continue that this is a happy coincidence;] of sending us back to the 1960s and it reminds us of what fabulous films were around in the 1980s.

Art, action and comedy; the first place to begin is the setting and all of that; they went with the authentic approach such as family unit getting away for a break, where you can learn many things such as dancing. The choreography is flawless: yes this will not be the last time I used this wording; because obviously it is an artform, but as you will see its used as a vessel for emotional, spiritual and I would be dumb not to point out yes there is quite clearly sexual as well: it is so flawless that later on I will be making reference lasting impression. We have training/practising montages with a couple of comical moments and fisticuffs much later on.

Character developments and performances; broadly speaking on both counts they are good versions of what they are meant to be and their performances reflect that and the chemistry throughout this past is vibrant. But let's be honest here it is down to Baby/Grey and Johnny/Swayze to why this film is in its own right a classic; as they naturally and flawlessly delivering on these key points; from two different world; Baby being well off and has her life somewhat mapped out, meanwhile Johnny comes from world of very little having to graft in his own way and work really hard, coming-of-age [just almost two different age brackets: Baby late teens; 17-year-old and Johnny mid-20s; 25] and later on for roughly a scene, we have this short-term role reversal in character types, where we have Baby being the real life person as her eyes are opened for the first time to what life could be/is for average people, whilst we have Johnny being basically a positive one so combined this all together with their on-screen chemistry you have something very special indeed and something of a legendary status of being Baby/Grey and Johnny/Swayze: as in they made these characters and performances priceless and cannot under any circumstances be rebooted/remade or anything else you can think of they are these characters as much as Hugh Jackman is James/Logan/Wolverine.

This film receives: 10/10, this film is top-notch entertainment; for the fact in popular culture even to this very day and be on, where people are performing this legendary final dance as their first dance when they get married. But sadly be in in the 1960s [where this film is said or the 1980s where/when this film got released:] it is a sad reminder of in 2025 [when this content was first created] and for the foreseeable future how far broadly speaking we have fallen behind/divided as a society, we have become because these character developments of our lead pairing and especially with there being the equivalent of too much even close contact and touching without the authorities being called. But back on to a positive note this is definitely one of those films that you need to see once in your lifetime, there are still pictures throughout the ending credits and yes this film does have some awards accredited to its name; 13 Winners that includes but not limited to; Academy Awards, USA 1988 Oscar Best Music, Original Song Franke Previte (music/lyrics) John DeNicola (music Donald Markowitz (music) For the song "(I've Had) The Time of My Life" and BMI Film & TV Awards 1989 Most Performed Song from a Film Patrick Swayze Stacy Widelitz For the song "She's Like The Wind". 9 Nominees which also include but not limited to Golden Globes, USA 1988  Golden Globe Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical Jennifer Grey and from the same award ceremony/event Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical Patrick Swayze