Dirty Dancing (2017) Reviews

• Horrific Atrocity

  thegarbagecan-958-7934272017-05-25

  This is seriously one of the worst remakes in history. It was entirely and wholly miscast. Debra Messing? Seriously? She wasn't even relevant in Will & Grace. This film had no heart, no taste, no class and no chance. I had to watch the original just to erase the memory of what I witnessed in this movie. It's the only chance you'll have to un-see this movie.

• The Magic is Missing

  divadenton2017-05-24

  This remake may have a great cast of actors but Dirty Dancing isn't just about the iconic lines and scenes. It's about the magnetic connections and tension between the characters, the swagger and desire, innocence and curiosity, and pushing the boundaries of the 1980s movies. Simply put, the magic is missing. The vibe, the joy, the heartache - none of it is there. Sometimes, remaking a classic movie is the WRONG move. When they get it right the first time....leave it alone! No need to waste three hours watching this film.

• Awful....Patrick is rolling over in his grave

  sweeets192017-05-24

  This is seriously horrendous. Abigail Bresline is not a good dancer, she's not fit enough to be Baby and her outfits are awful. The dude playing Johnny is not good looking and a horrible actor. AND what is with the singing?!!! This is not a musical! ugh.....I hope this get's erased from history never to be seen again.

• Too many changes from the original

  melheather2017-05-24

  I loved the original version but this one, not so much. If you are going to remake a classic, don't change major parts of it. The Housemans should not be on the verge of divorce, Vivian Pressman needs her Moe and where are the Schumachers? The casting was not good either. Colt Prattes is not any where close to being as good of a dancer as Patrick Swayze. Actually, all of the dancing is awkward and sub-par. The change in the ending and the fact that Baby and Johnny don't end up together is extremely disappointing.

• OMG, just awful.

  MsMovie2017-05-25

  I'm sorry, I don't know what they were thinking wanting to remake this movie, because there is no one quite like Patrick Swayze. I mean, Swayze wasn't super good looking, but he had charisma, swagger and he was a great dancer. None of the dancing in this rehash is up to par, I'm sorry, but it's the truth. It's OK dancing, but in the original the dancing was vibrant and real. The guy playing Johnny is OK, he just doesn't have what Swayze had in spades. But the casting of baby, yikes, I think it was so wrong. They should have put Sarah Hyland in that role and see what she could do. The music was as great as before, but again, just buy the original soundtrack. It's hard to grasp why this is just so painful a rehash / remake, since it has a great cast. I think it's just one of those cases where the original cast was just superior and you can imitate it but it just won't work. If you liked this, watch the original and you'll feel the steamy heat between Swayze and Grey!