Cry Baby - Review by Thomas Rosie

Overview Well what can I say, this wasn't the most easiest of films for me to watch, but will admit it was highly amusing in parts and I just had to see how the whole thing played out. So, they must have done something right as I didn't feel the need to switch it off, just about... Cry Baby is a comedy/romance/musical, which I can safely say is very closely related to Grease, but instead of John Travolta we have Johnny Depp, and instead of Olivia Newton John we have Amy Locane (whoever she is), instead of the T-Birds we have Drapes and Cry Baby's. The story is typical good girl wants bad boy but everyone forbids it and her family sets out to ruin the bad boys name-in this case Cry Baby Walker, get the punk locked up so Alison- Cry Baby's dream girl, can resume her normal surburban life without his unruly influence.

Favourite Scene Without doubt, has to be when Cry Baby's Nan bursts out of her house with a double barrel shotgun and tries to blast a groundhog lurking around her doorway. I'm not sure how much of a pest the groundhog can be seeing as they're not native to the UK, but her choice of weaponry to eradicate it amused me a great deal, whether it was over the top or not. Cry Baby is then presented with a new motorbike, to which he is so pleased with he refers to himself as being "The happiest juvenile delinquent in Baltimore" , at least he knows what he is, and is also great to see the people of Baltimore knew what happiness was before the opium trade became big business there.

Favourite Quote "You're a liar, a cad, and I spit on your tears", Alison announces over radio broadcast to her ex-lover Cry Baby Walker whilst he's locked away in prison, no explanation of that one needed, I know I will use this line next time I intend on having a relationship and will no doubt breakdown, i think they are perfect last words to the ex partner who can be grateful to have spent a short amount, but enjoyable time with you, but now needs firm words to keep away.

Final Words Hatchet-Face bursts through a cinema screen during a horror movie in the detention centre and scares everyone worse than the scary film they're watching. Also, the judge releases Cry Baby Walker, after sending him to juvenile detention because he liked Alison's song, he is also unsure of road safety law, as he watches a game of chicken, despite questioning it's legality. I give ths film 2 stars out of 5. One star for funny incompitent judge, and one star for Willem Defoe featuring as a prison guard.