Let me preface by saying I've seen the original about a thousand times. I simply love it. The reboot(which should be given the boot) is truly jaw-dropping in how terrible it is and how off the reservation it went. I'm all for creative liberties but come on? The sub plots are all over the place and it has been turned into a musical!
Many of the memorable or iconic moments from the original lack the "oomph" or emotion from the original.
Let's start with our leading lady. I like Abigail Breslin. I think she is a great actress but she is no Baby! The Baby of the original was spunky and feisty, this one though, not so much. She came across as frumpy, hello wardrobe people - where were you?, didn't quite pull off the brainy vibe and she had ZERO chemistry with her leading man. And she cannot dance. It was stiff, stilted and awkward at best.Our leading man, Colt Prattes? Never heard of him and now I know why. There was no suave to him. No Patrick Swayze/Johnny Castle innate broody sex appeal. It's like my cat bringing me a dead mouse. I'll look at it but I ain't touching it!
Their chemistry is unbelievable and seems forced 90% of the time. The iconic love moments feel watered down and I simply couldn't feel anything for the characters who I love so much in the original. The original features original songs from the era. Almost all of the music has been covered by another artist and Johnny doing a live rendition of Love Man? Just no. No. NO. No.
The we have the parents fighting and making up, talking about divorce,singing at pianos etc. What?
The movie ends 12 years in the future with Baby attending a Broadway play based on a book she wrote about that summer. She and Johnny aren't together and she's married to someone else. Where is the happily ever after EVERYONE was rooting for in the original? Seriously. That alone made this a total bomb in my book. I forced myself to finish this movie. The best part? The ending. My advice? Stick with the original folks. It's as close to perfect as you'll ever get!
Many of the memorable or iconic moments from the original lack the "oomph" or emotion from the original.
Let's start with our leading lady. I like Abigail Breslin. I think she is a great actress but she is no Baby! The Baby of the original was spunky and feisty, this one though, not so much. She came across as frumpy, hello wardrobe people - where were you?, didn't quite pull off the brainy vibe and she had ZERO chemistry with her leading man. And she cannot dance. It was stiff, stilted and awkward at best.Our leading man, Colt Prattes? Never heard of him and now I know why. There was no suave to him. No Patrick Swayze/Johnny Castle innate broody sex appeal. It's like my cat bringing me a dead mouse. I'll look at it but I ain't touching it!
Their chemistry is unbelievable and seems forced 90% of the time. The iconic love moments feel watered down and I simply couldn't feel anything for the characters who I love so much in the original. The original features original songs from the era. Almost all of the music has been covered by another artist and Johnny doing a live rendition of Love Man? Just no. No. NO. No.
The we have the parents fighting and making up, talking about divorce,singing at pianos etc. What?
The movie ends 12 years in the future with Baby attending a Broadway play based on a book she wrote about that summer. She and Johnny aren't together and she's married to someone else. Where is the happily ever after EVERYONE was rooting for in the original? Seriously. That alone made this a total bomb in my book. I forced myself to finish this movie. The best part? The ending. My advice? Stick with the original folks. It's as close to perfect as you'll ever get!