Back in the 80's I heard so much about The Flamingo Kid! Wayne Gretz wife was in it! Matt's famous role. And the Rambo's commander was in it too. The young coming to age movie. I never rented the 80's icon at the old V H S store. But I had a curiosity about the hype! One late night, when I worked grave yard, I decided to watch The Flamingo Kid because of a mix of insomnia and boredom. What can I write. What the critics likes tends to be un watchable movies from un readable books. The critics always give the awards to the movie Ghandi, which I know no one who actually watch it, over the every popular Raiders of the Lost Ark, which many of my friends so many times. With this in mind I watched the late night flick. The Flamingo Kid is not that bad, but over rated. The story of Crena mentoring Dillion the slick talker vs the working class kid is interesting. The young heart throb Dillion, working the job at the country club, meets the spoiled Janet Jones. Well a story about values, and family is the usual over dramatic story thats watchable, but blah. Well acted and directed. Just another 80's drama. 3 stars.
Review of The Flamingo Kid
