Sometimes you are just in the mood for a bad movie. And since TCM showed this a couple of weeks ago, I had it on my DVR.
It is special.
The title part actually isn't that bad. The disco music is tolerable. The camerawork is done by (really) Dean Cundey, so is actually pretty solid. After all, this is the guy who shot Halloween, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Jurassic Park, and Apollo 13. He knows how to use a camera.
Really. I've seen worse. (I've seen The Apple!)
Then the music stops. Oh dear. This is one of the films that feels like it was written by someone who has never had a conversation. Yet the plot is drawn from the obvious. Is the plot building to a big dance contest? Sure. Is the main character a rich girl slumming with these boogie skaters? Yep. Is the mob muscling in on the rink? Of course.
One detail of the movie deserves special mention. The male lead, who clearly is a good roller skater, is said to be dreaming of going to the Olympics. He may be waiting awhile, as the Olympics have never had roller skating. Huh.
Grade: D
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