This movie starts out really badly. Some people have compared it to a sitcom, but no. It's more like a commercial for orange juice with a dog wearing sunglasses at the beginning. The acting is really exaggerated and the way they whiz through the geeky girls transformation as well as the fast-paced directing makes it seem like they thought they only had 30 seconds to work with.
At some point it slows down considerably. Probably informed the director they were going to make a movie instead of a commercial.
Tony Danza plays a single dad with a geeky teenage daughter. One day she gets a makeover and she suddenly starts dating a litany of guys.
Well, Danza doesnt like that at all and gets advice from Vizzini about how to... I dont even know what his goal is. To keep her a virgin? He just doesnt like it. That's all.
It's really silly. The acting is over the top all the way to the end (Tony Danza flies out a window from overacting) and the characters are one-domensional. There's also no good resolution to the central problem. Everyone just kind of cools down at the end. Execution of a commercial, sitcom ending.
The best part is the adult supporting cast. Vizzini is good as the busybody therapist. It's funny to see the friend go from enthusiastic yes-man to frustrated underling cleaning up his boss's mess; and Danza's girlfriend's dad is funny as the overly-defensive conservative father (his daughter's like 30 in the 80s and he's still white knighting like its 1940).
Honourable Mentions: North. Probably not a good movie but it was also directed like an 80's commercial for fruity popsicles. If you REALLY liked the directing in this one, you'll probably feel the same way about that one.
At some point it slows down considerably. Probably informed the director they were going to make a movie instead of a commercial.
Tony Danza plays a single dad with a geeky teenage daughter. One day she gets a makeover and she suddenly starts dating a litany of guys.
Well, Danza doesnt like that at all and gets advice from Vizzini about how to... I dont even know what his goal is. To keep her a virgin? He just doesnt like it. That's all.
It's really silly. The acting is over the top all the way to the end (Tony Danza flies out a window from overacting) and the characters are one-domensional. There's also no good resolution to the central problem. Everyone just kind of cools down at the end. Execution of a commercial, sitcom ending.
The best part is the adult supporting cast. Vizzini is good as the busybody therapist. It's funny to see the friend go from enthusiastic yes-man to frustrated underling cleaning up his boss's mess; and Danza's girlfriend's dad is funny as the overly-defensive conservative father (his daughter's like 30 in the 80s and he's still white knighting like its 1940).
Honourable Mentions: North. Probably not a good movie but it was also directed like an 80's commercial for fruity popsicles. If you REALLY liked the directing in this one, you'll probably feel the same way about that one.