Flashdance [M]

By day, Alex Owens is welder, but by night, she’s a vivacious and amazing dancer at a local bar. One day, Alex dreams of finding independence, love, and dance at the Pittsburgh Conservatory of Dance, but her courage wavers and it’s going to take a few wake-up calls in order for her to muster the strength to take the leap and realise her dream. 

I love 80s movies and I love dance movies, but Flashdance did absolutely nothing for me and I have to say that I found it to be one of the most dull and pointless dance films that I’ve sat through. 

By day, 18 year-old Alex Owens is a welder, but by night she’s a vivacious and amazing dancer at a local bar. One day, Alex dreams of finding independence, love, and dancing at the Pittsburgh Conservatory of Dance, but her courage wavers and it’s going to take a few wake-up calls and personal dramas for her to finally muster the strength to take the leap and realise her dreams. 

Although Flashdance harbours a few iconic scenes that everyone recognises e.g. her first dance routine where she is doused in water whilst lying seductively in a chair, the film really does not have that much going for it. 

The basic story is rather mundane and unoriginal and that might have slipped the audience’s notice if the characters were a little more memorable. But unfortunately, the characters were not dramatic, or hugely funny, or particularly memorable in any way, which is a real blow because, aside from the dance routines and the soundtrack, which includes classic tracks such as Irene Cara’s What a Feeling and Michael Sambello’s She’s a Maniac, this movie really struggled to hold my attention. If I’m brutally honest, the only time I was really intrigued was when the girls were dancing and watching the way they’re way their figures move and where their curves are situated. Sadly, Flashdance just wasn’t all that flash. 

Starring Jennifer Beals, Michael Nouri, Lilia Skala, Sunny Johnson, Kyle T. Heffner, and Belinda Bauer, Flashdance was a pointless and unengaging film that was armed with a dull and basic story, the occasional bit of drama and breakdowns, cool dance sequences, a good soundtrack, and a rather subtle and uninspiring romance. No, unfortunately Flashdance just didn’t do it for me.