Can we get that with a side of Boogie?

"5 times" the "crazy wacky hilarity" of your average "terrible" "painful" "awful" "TV movie", but still at times "accosts & dismisses" the "tough issue" of "redeeming qualities"; "problems on the believability side" are frequently countered by "Boogie!" time which "MAKES it great" or "not that great."

[wh] This movie is terrible. Painful. Awful. Keanu shows up playing a teenager interested in buying stereo equipment. Other than that, there are no redeeming qualities of this film. Most likely, that will be the way most of these end up.

Jeff

[whooa] This is a TV movie from 1985 with John Ritter. That kind of sums it all up. John Ritter - normally known for his crazy wacky hilarity on-screen - takes a stab at a more serious role here, with predictable outcome, which is to say, the movie's not that great. But Keanu MAKES it great for the five minutes he's on. Best Keanu moment: the only Keanu moment.

Carla

[whoa] 1st TV movie (first movie, then, I guess). Keanu has about as much screen time in Hangin' In as he does in this movie (and Letting Go is 5 times as long). I'm sure you can imagine my reaction to that. I do like John Ritter & Sharon Gless and this does handle a tough issue (but at times with unadvisable methods such as smelling rotten eggs), but most of all I like Keanu's scene (which admittedly has nothing to do with the rest of the film, but is the finest part of the movie). Gets my all-time movie nomination for best delivery of the word "Boogie!" (exclamation point included) - but the movie loses points because John Ritter successfully accosts & dismisses Keanu (and friend) without much of a successful fight from Keanu, playing "Stereo Teen #1" (do I smell a sequel based on this popular & lovable character?).

Matt