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Valley Girl

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A valley girl and a punk rocker from the city defy their parents and friends to stay together.
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Valley Girl won't, like, make you forget the original or anything, but as a breezy jukebox musicals go, it's still fairly rad.

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Brad Newsome Sydney Morning Herald 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 Full Review Mary Sollosi Entertainment Weekly The movie is just as slick as the lifestyle it supposedly mocks. Rated: C+ May 21, 2020 Full Review Gwen Ihnat AV Club 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. Rated: C+ May 14, 2020 Full Review Keith Garlington Keith & the Movies It’s a light and breezy musical with a fun nostalgic tinge. Rated: 3/5 Aug 21, 2022 Full Review Jason Shawhan Nashville Scene This is the perfect mental margarita to decompress with, because sometimes the world is just too much. Sep 10, 2021 Full Review Lonita Cook INKansas City Magazine Tender performances and attempts at narrative depth keep this revisit more thoughtful than it appears to be at first glance. Jun 10, 2021 Full Review Read all reviews

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Pedro B Saying that I loved it falls short. It was so fun!!! Chloe Bennet did an amazing job Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/12/23 Full Review David E Just awful. Remade a cool movie into a boomer's memory of 80s nostalgia. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 07/27/23 Full Review Victor O I hate to start by saying I was disappointed, but it looks like I'm not the only one. Recommendations showed that this was a Peyton List movie and while she is in the movie, she wasn't the lead. From what I hear she would have had a more substantial part, but her scenes were deleted. So, I spent 100 minutes not entirely satisfied but not completely disappointed. This is a straight-to-video remake of the 1983 hit film Valley Girl. In which a sheltered suburban teenage girl lives a nice happy life but on the cusp of adulthood finds love with a bad-boy rocker named Rusty. Learning there is life beyond suburbia but there is a modicum of difficulty in life across the tracks. It's Grease set in the 1980s with popular music blaring without warning as a musical. Peyton R. List's limited time on the screen aside, this wasn't half bad. I do not like musicals, but I do love the 1980s and the music was magnificent. The actors were okay for the most part, but nowhere near as good as the originals. I do like Jessica Rothe's acting and Chloe Bennet's. But her appearance made my heart pound, I was a fan of her acting in Agents of SHIELD, but she is beyond gorgeous in skintight leggings, spandex, and jeans. The whole idea of the present day with Alicia Silverstone reliving the glory days to her daughter felt like A Princess Bride, another 80s staple. That was the true star of the movie, the great decade of the 80s. But I could have done without the musicals and the injection of present-day sensibilities in the story. An okay movie, but it could have been better. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 05/25/23 Full Review Ball S 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. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/09/23 Full Review BABABOO 4 Great movie. Loved it. Would recommend. The story, the characters, the cinematography… A+ Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/09/23 Full Review Ninik S A musical adaptation of the 1983 film.A pair of young lovers from different backgrounds defy their parents and friends to stay together, set to a New Wave '80s Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/09/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis A valley girl and a punk rocker from the city defy their parents and friends to stay together.
Director
Rachel Lee Goldenberg
Producer
Matt Smith
Screenwriter
Amy Talkington
Production Co
Annapurna Pictures
Rating
PG-13 (Some Suggestive Material|Language|Brief Nudity|Teen Partying)
Genre
Musical, Romance
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
May 5, 2020
Runtime
1h 43m
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)
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