Purple Rain 1984
- Director: Albert Magnoli
- Based on the novel: no.
- Cast: Prince, Appolonia Kotero, Morris Day, Clarence Williams III, Lisa and Wendy etc.
- Personal “oh yeah him/her” reaction, i.e. have seen this actor in:
- Prince – possibly Under the Cherry Moon. And I’ve seen him live in concert in Stockholm.
- Clarence Williams III – The Butler, The Brave, The Mod Squad
- Why? The title. The song. Prince.
- Seen: Once before. Now 11 September 2021.
If
I remember right, this isn’t the world’s best film, but we’re sort of on a
Prince kick. I saw Prince live once so the concert bits here are fun and bring
back memories.
Sadly,
the story is pathetically clichéd, the acting, except for Williams as Prince’s
dad, is embarrassingly bad even though they’re mostly playing themselves, the
love story is lame, the characters are unlikeable and sexist…
I’ve
never been Prince’s greatest fan. No question about it, he was a musical phenomenon,
but this film is not his greatest achievement. Much of it is cringe-worthily
bad. It tries hard to be serious and at times it almost succeeds. But just when
I start thinking that it’s pretty good, it loses it again.
What a jumble. The bad is so bad. The good is so good. Somewhere between ½ * and 4* so I suppose I’ll have to say
2* of 5, maybe 2 ½ or maybe 3* because Lisa and Wendy’s song and Prince’s performance of it are a clear 5* Why didn’t it end there?
Well, OK. 3* of 5.
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