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8 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 91The A.V. ClubAlex McLevyThe A.V. ClubAlex McLevyI discovered that not only is Girls Just Want To Have Fun a delightful party of a movie, it’s an absolutely bonkers party, like someone dosed the punch with ecstasy and mushrooms.
- 75Entertainment WeeklyChris NashawatyEntertainment WeeklyChris NashawatyNo Footloose. But its synthy soundtrack, heated dance-offs, and Day-Glo leg warmers are guilty-pleasure pay dirt. A mouthy 14-year-old Shannen Doherty doesn’t hurt either.
- 63Slant MagazineR. Kurt OsenlundSlant MagazineR. Kurt OsenlundBut even from an objective viewpoint, Girls Just Want to Have Fun isn’t really a bad film, at least not in the ways in which we tend to define bad films. The acting is more than competent, there’s not much glaringly bad dialogue, the humor is inventive, and the song-and-dance is engaging.
- 63Miami HeraldMiami HeraldBut unlike most teen dance films, Girls Just Want to Have Fun does not dwell over long on boogie, even though it motivates the plot and allows the filmmakers to show off beautiful young bodies. Metter and his associates know that, finally, sizzle must also have steak. Or at least ground round. [11 May 1985, p.C7]
- 50The New York TimesJanet MaslinThe New York TimesJanet MaslinHelen Hunt is a real scene-stealer as a girl who wears things like toy dinosaurs in her hair, in keeping with the film's relentlessly silly mood. The audience at the National Theater seemed giddy enough in its own right.
- 50Chicago TribuneGene SiskelChicago TribuneGene SiskelBut what's the excuse for the film's script? What we get is a reworking of "Flashdance" and "Footlose" into a routine story about a couple of high school kids who want to become regular dancers on a show called "Dance TV," or "DTV" for short. [10 May 1985, p.LN]
- 40TV Guide MagazineTV Guide MagazineThe plot is mindless and only an excuse for lots of music video-styled dance sequences.
- 25The Globe and Mail (Toronto)The Globe and Mail (Toronto)As a movie for today's girls, it's more than offensive. It's cheap. [11 May 1985]