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8 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 50Chicago TribuneGene SiskelChicago TribuneGene SiskelA typically weak sequel that has no legitimate artistic reason for being. [July 22, 1983]
- 38The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Liam LaceyThe Globe and Mail (Toronto)Liam LaceyStallone's sequel has almost nothing to do with the original film except that it's about dancing; otherwise, it's Rocky IV with legwarmers. [16 Jul 1983]
- 38ReelViewsJames BerardinelliReelViewsJames BerardinelliEverything about Staying Alive is cliched: characters, story, dialogue… There’s not a single original or interesting thing to be found. Even the music is tired and, although Travolta evinces the same physicality he showed in Saturday Night Fever, the sense of joy is gone.
- 25Boston GlobeJay CarrBoston GlobeJay CarrStaying Alive, the sequel to John Travolta's "Saturday Night Fever," plays like wet cement. [16 Jul 1983]
- 25Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertStaying Alive is a big disappointment.
- 20The New York TimesJanet MaslinThe New York TimesJanet MaslinThis one is clumsy, mean spirited and amazingly unmusical.
- 20VarietyVarietyThe bottom line is that Staying Alive is nowhere as good as its 1977 predecessor, "Saturday Night Fever."
- 0TV Guide MagazineTV Guide MagazineIll-conceived, pathetically realized follow-up to "Saturday Night Fever."