Dirty Dancing

A romantic, sweet summer flick which has a charm of its own. And amazingly, it is possible to sit through it (not enjoy it) even without your better half by your side. Swayze set the bar high for Czech men for a long time, and for some girls this continues to this day. In addition, I have a gleeful desire to throw in one star for the horrible, but truly iconic, Czech dubbing. (14/02/2007)

Say what you want about this sweet little film, but the fact remains that you won't find a catchier and better cast musical, at least not in the eighties, that the title track is great, and that just for reviving such hits as the Ronettes' “Be My Baby” or Salomon Burke's “Cry To Me”, Dirty Dancing simply deserves its place in the limelight. Where is that music today. (29/09/2018)

This is simply a matter of the heart. It doesn't matter how many times I watch this film, it always gets me with its music, its dance, and eventually with the romantic story, which isn't actually as happy as it may seem. The acting still blows me away, even if it is very naive in places. I simply like dancing, and this will be one of the reasons. (30/04/2016)

Sweet, naive, and irresistible, just like the main heroine. What's more, Patrick Swayze will remain an idol for many decades to come. I love sweet and painful romance more than any other genre and I cannot let go of this sweet delicacy. And anyone who says they don't like it secretly watches it anyway. (11/08/2006)

The best thing about the whole Dirty Dancing thing is the awkwardly endearing contrast of worldliness and naivety. When Baby says to Johnny "You are everything!" with crystalline sincerity, it’s impossible not to laugh yet experience perverse pleasure at the same time. The ultimate guilty pleasure with an ace soundtrack (and Oscar-winning song!) and an unquestionable place among 80s gems. Plus, it's basically a beautiful fairy tale about a mousy girl who needs a bombastic prince to awaken the right hormones in her. [85%] (15/02/2022)