I so wanted to like this movie. I was a teenager in the 80's and anything connected to that era is always a pleasure to experience so I was all set to really enjoy it but sadly, I was disappointed.
The acting is good and the music divine yet somehow, the story didn't quite make it for me. The chemistry between the actors was adequate, the dialogue snappy and enjoyable yet the main plot just floundered until I didn't much care by the end.
Don't get me wrong, some parts of it are fun, mostly seeing Steve Buscemi very young and sarcastically fabulous but it felt quite hollow and empty even if the subject matter led me to believe it would be a lot more dramatic than what transpired.
I gave it 6 stars, mostly for the pleasure of plunging back into the fabulous 80's but other than the nostalgia factor, I was not satisfied and felt let down by the story which, although worked in some aspect, ending up being much ado about nothing or at least, about very little. It might be classic to some but not to me.
The acting is good and the music divine yet somehow, the story didn't quite make it for me. The chemistry between the actors was adequate, the dialogue snappy and enjoyable yet the main plot just floundered until I didn't much care by the end.
Don't get me wrong, some parts of it are fun, mostly seeing Steve Buscemi very young and sarcastically fabulous but it felt quite hollow and empty even if the subject matter led me to believe it would be a lot more dramatic than what transpired.
I gave it 6 stars, mostly for the pleasure of plunging back into the fabulous 80's but other than the nostalgia factor, I was not satisfied and felt let down by the story which, although worked in some aspect, ending up being much ado about nothing or at least, about very little. It might be classic to some but not to me.