Time and time again we see lifeless romantic films with endless amounts of sobbing but no real passion or energy. However, “Dirty Dancing” gets it right with some very impressive dance sequences and a relatively smart script.

In “Dirty Dancing”, while staying at an expensive holiday camp with her family, Frances ‘Baby’ Houseman (Jennifer Grey “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off”) falls in love with dance instructor Johnny Castle (Patrick Swayze “Road House”, “Ghost”). Despite coming from different backgrounds the two bond as Baby fills in for Johnny’s dance partner. As their relationship grows so does the disapproval of Baby’s father and we see the film become more clichéd but it gains more and more spirit.

The dancing scenes with Jennifer Grey and Patrick Swayze and simply electrifying because we feel as if we get the same kinetic energy of a live performance mixed with the technical bits (e.g. camera angles) only films can deliver. Jennifer Grey is reasonable as Baby, the character isn’t too complex. I really liked Patrick Swayze as Johnny; I find it odd to see how limited Swayze’s filmography actually is as he appears to be a good actor. I also liked the small part by Wayne Knight (“Rat Race”), which you may want to try and pay some real attention to because it is spot on.

“Dirty Dancing” could have been a real chore to sit through but it just radiates with fun and while it isn’t a great accomplishment in movies, it certainly is a fun watch. It thankfully doesn’t feature any really soppy moments that usually murder this kind of pictures and instead hits us with a really energetic vibes. To say it’s original or something special would be wrong but if you want to have some fun with movies then “Dirty Dancing” can very easily hit the mark.