Valley Girl

PG-13

2020

1 hr. 43 min.

Musical

Romance

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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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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

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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

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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

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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

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BABABOO 4

Great movie. Loved it. Would recommend. The story, the characters, the cinematography… A+

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/09/23

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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

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Rachel Lee Goldenberg

Director

Jessica Rothe

Julie Richman

Josh Whitehouse

Randy

Chloe Bennet

Karen

Logan Paul

Mickey

Jessie Ennis

Stacey

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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

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Mary Sollosi

Entertainment Weekly

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

Rated: C+

May 21, 2020

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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

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Keith Garlington

Keith & the Movies

It’s a light and breezy musical with a fun nostalgic tinge.

Rated: 3/5

Aug 21, 2022

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Jason Shawhan

Nashville Scene

This is the perfect mental margarita to decompress with, because sometimes the world is just too much.

Sep 10, 2021

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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

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Synopsis

A valley girl and a punk rocker from the city defy their parents and friends to stay together.

Director: Rachel Lee Goldenberg
Executive Producer: Steven J. Wolfe
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
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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