Girls Just Want to Have Fun - 2 stars out of 10

Girls Just Want to Have Fun - 2 stars out of 10

"Girls Just Want to Have Fun" is everything that you'd expect from a cheesy 80's teen comedy.  The acting is over the top and there are a few too many cheesy montages set to a fast-paced 80's hit, but the movie accomplishes what it sets out to do.  I was really blown away with how young Helen Hunt looks (I had never seen her in such a young role) and Sarah Jessica Parker looked a lot better when she was 20 years old.  Acting-wise, these two were fine.  It was Morgan Woodward and Ed Lauter whose acting went way beyond necessity; at times, it felt as if they were trying to out-shine the leads by overacting.  Regardless, this movie isn't about quality of acting or plot - it is about the dancing and the 80's style.  The dancing isn't always the best but it really does help to capture that 1980's teen feel.  I could go on and one but the Netflix synopsis of this movie says all that you need to know: "Two rebellious girls find themselves on a wild adventure filled with cute boys, prudish nuns, mean rich kids and parents that just don't understand."