“Dirty Dancing” is one of the only films from this era that depicts a girl’s embracing her sexual desire and agency—without regret.

| Feb 23, 2023

The use of locations is another virtue that Dirty Dancing has on its side as you do come to feel at home in the resort and regret the fact that establishments like this disappeared.

| Feb 7, 2023

The film is still an easy, classic watch that still tugs at the emotions at the end. Nobody puts Baby in the corner, indeed.

| Dec 15, 2022

The recent US Supreme Court developments send us back to the dark side of 1987s Dirty Dancing and make it relevant again in 2022. Jennifer Grey's performance is what truly anchors this classic.

| Original Score: 5/5 | Sep 29, 2022

Dirty Dancing features a timeless romance and a lead couple with compelling chemistry, plus all those memorable dance scenes, but it endures because it is unabashedly pro-sex.

| Sep 3, 2022

Swayze and Grey were inspired casting choices, each fitting into their respective roles like a glove.

| Original Score: 5/5 | Aug 24, 2022

The scorching chemistry between Swayze and Grey is enough to crush any petty plot concerns or questions about how they could be dancing to instruments that haven’t been invented yet.

| Aug 18, 2022

Johnny Castle might be featured as the romantic hero of 'Dirty Dancing'. But Baby’s father Dr. Houseman is the actual hero of the story, and his behavior is something in the movie that remains ahead of its time.

| Original Score: 5/5 | May 23, 2022

Say what you will about its rough-around-the-edges qualities - this movie is a classic that endures because it addresses a lot of important issues.

| Sep 10, 2021

Though the premise is simple and the bulk of the film is comprised of montages, there's an undeniable effort put into the abundance of romantic scenarios.

| Original Score: 9/10 | Mar 24, 2021

The film exists in the main for a handful of seductively lit and framed dance sequences that aestheticise Jennifer Grey and Patrick Swayze's bodies and physical chemistry.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Aug 8, 2020

A great coming of age story that takes on deeper themes than given credit for with great chemistry between the leads

| Original Score: 9/10 | Jun 19, 2020

Dirty Dancing is dull and charmless. The initial curiosity turns into disappointment and the only memorable aspect is the effort of the protagonist Jennifer Grey. [Full Review in Spanish]

| Apr 1, 2020

Dirty Dancing, directed by Emile Ardolino, is a conventional film in its Borscht Belt setting, ethnic satire, and feel-good ending, but with a deliciously subversive core.

| Feb 28, 2020

I'm just glad it was an hour-and-a-half. I can see why it was a hit, but this is just all kinds of boring.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Oct 12, 2019

There was no chemistry, the story was "blah."

| Original Score: 1/5 | Oct 12, 2019

Between the great soundtrack, the physical appeal of the very approachable Grey and smoking hot Swayze, the undeniable chemistry between the leads and the toe-tapping dance numbers, Dirty Dancing is inherently watchable.

| Jul 4, 2019

I like it much better than any of the Molly Ringwald coming of age comedies from the 80s.

| Original Score: 9/10 | Feb 28, 2019

Dirty Dancing may just be one of the most seminal garbage movies ever. But, garbage it is.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Oct 10, 2018

Packs in drama, comedy, and an iconic finale that's still quite riveting.

| Jan 20, 2017