Fans of '80s music won't enjoy their cherished tunes being churned into pap by the cast recordings, and fans of the original movie won't enjoy the counterproductive changes to the story.

| Jul 16, 2020

The movie is just as slick as the lifestyle it supposedly mocks.

| Original Score: C+ | May 21, 2020

By the end, even a fan of the original may feel dread instead of glee at the rise of synth on the soundtrack, announcing yet another interminable musical number.

| Original Score: C+ | May 14, 2020

This movie hurts my heart, and not in a good way... This just made me cringe a lot.

| May 12, 2020

There are two key additions to the narrative this time around, both fairly disastrous.

| Original Score: 1.5/4 | May 8, 2020

A totally bitchin' guilty pleasure.

| May 8, 2020

An affection for the original is certainly not a requirement for enjoying this new "Valley Girl," which finds plenty of appeal in a classic love story template and a litany of '80s hits to keep the energy up.

| Original Score: B+ | May 8, 2020

Valley Girl rarely lives up to its potential.

| Original Score: 2/4 | May 8, 2020

A slickly produced but rather soulless movie whose only off-formula surprises come in finding slightly different solutions to aspects of the earlier film.

| May 8, 2020

Even though I can't recommend the musical reboot of the beloved 1983 teen romantic comedy "Valley Girl" because it's basically terrible, a part of me wants you to see it for the cheesy camp silliness of it all.

| Original Score: 2/4 | May 8, 2020

The new "Valley Girl" never fully finds its own tune, making it less a spirited cover version interpretation and more an of an unconvincing karaoke imitation.

| May 8, 2020

Nostalgia might be the movie's melody, but it sings sweetly in the key of irony.

| May 8, 2020