I don't know where to begin. I wish I hadn't watched this as it just taints the memory of the original.
The girl who plays Baby, though cute and charming, is graceless and talentless on the dance floor, as if they are trying to say a chubby, untalented girl can win a dance contest with enough lessons from a pro. The guy is fine, but in the original movie they were smoking hot together. One skilled dancer plus one chubby, awkward girl does not equal first prize material. That wasn't the meaning of the original at all. It wasn't about having pity for the girl. When the dad says in this version "I didn't know you could do that" it fell flat - do what? Dance horribly? So many remakes are embarrassments, ill conceived, and failures. This one goes to the very top of the list. Yes, it's worse than the remake of Psycho or any other you could think of.
Also they made it into a musical like Grease where the cast breaks into song all the time. Ew. This is not worth watching and I looked up other reviews which echo my view, including Variety. Plenty of critics had some choice words. Read those if you want to hear some harsh criticism which they try desperately to couch in politeness. There's no way to soften this - it's a horrible remake in every possible way. Spare yourself the discomfort and just skip it. I can't imagine anyone who loved Dirty Dancing in 1987 being able to watch and enjoy this without cringing and feeling dismayed at the way it was massacred.
The girl who plays Baby, though cute and charming, is graceless and talentless on the dance floor, as if they are trying to say a chubby, untalented girl can win a dance contest with enough lessons from a pro. The guy is fine, but in the original movie they were smoking hot together. One skilled dancer plus one chubby, awkward girl does not equal first prize material. That wasn't the meaning of the original at all. It wasn't about having pity for the girl. When the dad says in this version "I didn't know you could do that" it fell flat - do what? Dance horribly? So many remakes are embarrassments, ill conceived, and failures. This one goes to the very top of the list. Yes, it's worse than the remake of Psycho or any other you could think of.
Also they made it into a musical like Grease where the cast breaks into song all the time. Ew. This is not worth watching and I looked up other reviews which echo my view, including Variety. Plenty of critics had some choice words. Read those if you want to hear some harsh criticism which they try desperately to couch in politeness. There's no way to soften this - it's a horrible remake in every possible way. Spare yourself the discomfort and just skip it. I can't imagine anyone who loved Dirty Dancing in 1987 being able to watch and enjoy this without cringing and feeling dismayed at the way it was massacred.