Cast
So as you can see, this film stars Molly Ringwald, Andrew McCarthy, and Jon Cryer. They are joined by a great supporting cast including Annie Potts and James Spader. I have to tell you that basically the best thing about this movie for me was Jon Cryer. If it weren't for his fabulous role in this film I probably would never be interested in watching this film again. Actually- no probably about it- the only reason I'd watch this film again would be for Annie Potts at 7:45, 59:44, and 1:01:45 and for Jon Cryer at many moments like at 36:50-38:34, but that being the best scene of the film, if you're going to watch any of it- don't miss that part. In fact, I didn't know Jon Cryer before watching this film, but his performance in it actually makes me want to check out a few episodes of Two and a Half Men to see if it's as excellent.
Overview
This movie is centered around three main elements: prom, first love, and social class distinctions. A girl and boy from opposite sides of town fall in love and what ensues is their struggles with making a relationship work that their peers don't approve of.
Manicure
So there are some major fashion influences in this film. Molly Ringwald's character is into making her own clothes and her scenes always have a lot of lace in them, weather its in what she's wearing or how her room is decorated, but I felt I had to incorporate that factor into the nail art. Of course it had to include some pink, and I chose a really flushed pink, not too dainty, not too neon. Finally I loved that Annie Potts character was rockin' some great black leather so I included that in the manicure as well. Here's what I came up with:
Nail Art in the Movie
So once again, there's no nail art in the movie, but there is plenty, plenty of fashion. Oh, the good old 80's, you bring us so much stylish brilliance! Actually...the incessant accessorizing and pattern upon pattern really gags me, but hey- our past is always with us :)
Conclusion
So, this film isn't as family-friendly as I was hoping it would be. It seems like so often in the 80's they snuck in way too much language for even a PG-13 rating. I would have had a much higher opinion of this movie had it left out the swearing. Maybe the writer felt like since it's a movie about high school there had to be a significant amount of foul language to be truthful...but eh, it didn't benefit from it's inclusion. That's the first thing I wanted to point out because had I known that before I watched the film, I probably wouldn't have. Other than that- this movie was really only ok. Like I said before, if it weren't for the some of the supporting cast the movie would have been rather dull. Sorry to say I can't recommend this movie whole-heartedly, but if you are a hardcore John Hughes fan then you may love it. The themes of Pretty in Pink are good- including but not limited to- friendship, first love, believing in your own worth, ambition, and family. So look for those elements in this film, but also be prepared for the language, sexual and drug allusions and waaaaay too much 80's crazy :) This movie is on Netflix for instant streaming right now, and here is the trailer if you want to watch it http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8vzL9Xdm_o. Actually- this trailer has all the best parts of the film in it(including most of the best Jon Cryer scene) lol...so I guess you could just watch the trailer and be done with it =p
Unrelated Song of the Day
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yp-YTDDyrNI
keep listening til at least 00:59 Dad :)
Hope you enjoyed this movie and a mani.
Over and out
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