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Advantages: great dancing, storyline and soundtrack Disadvantages: none
The plot
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This is set in the summer of 1963, seventeen-year-old Frances "Baby" Houseman is on holiday with her wealthy, family at Kellerman's. Baby is somewhat different to her sister Lisa and they both have different outlooks on life, and what they want to do with their futures. She has been named the first woman to hold a position in the U.S. Cabinet. Baby's father, Jake saved the resort owners Max's life and Max has been trying for years to get him up on his mountain.
One evening, Baby goes for a walk and that is when she first sees Johnny Castle, the dance instructor, you can see from her face she instantly likes him. Although she does think he is spoken for by Penny. Johnny is used by a lot of women there, as he is young and athletic, and they just chose to use him for sex, he is quite gullible, and is not used ...
Advantages: Superb soundtrack Disadvantages: A simple chick-flick so not for those who like comlexity
Dirty Dancing is just one of those films that everyone is expected to have seen. Now obviously the fact that I am writing this review lets you know that I have seen the film and so I am definitely one of those people who just presumes that everyone else has seen it.
Dirty Dancing was released in 1987 but is set in the Summer of 1963. It stars Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey in the lead roles of Johnny Castle and Frances 'Baby' Houseman.
The summer of 1963 sees Frances holiday with her parents and older sister in America's Caskill Mountains. Almost immediately she is swept off her feet by the talented and extremely sexy dancing heartthrob that is Johnny Castle. Uninterested in the activities that the resort has to offer she discovers more about this mesmerising dancer and after stumbling into an all-night dance party she finds ...
Advantages: Enjoyable movie, with a good cast and good dance scenes Disadvantages: Somewhat predictable, overuse of steriotypes
The Story:
Sara Johnson is an aspiring young ballet dancer, well on her way to making it big. That is, until her mother gets into a car crash on the way to an audition Sara made her mum promise to attend. Distraught from her mum’s death and devastated from her poor audition, Sara is forced to move to Chicago and live with her father. It’s quite a culture shock to Sara and she had trouble fitting in – a lone white face in a predominantly black school, where security checks and body searches are carried out before you’re allowed into class. A friendly face, Chenille, takes Sara under her wing and introduces her to her brother, Derek. Sara may be an established ballet dancer, but she doesn’t know any hip-hop to fit into the local dance scene. Derek befriends Sara and becomes her dance teacher. Their relationship develops due to their love ...