This was a favourite as a pre-teen kid of the late-80's. Hadn't seen it since then...now watching again all those decades later the movie doesn't really have much to recommend it, other than the supremely fine Kim Cattrall. But despite the potential of her role the script isn't adventurous enough to take full advantage of her comedic chops. Check out Big Trouble in Little China for a much better example of what she can play.
Still, if it's über-80's silliness you're after, Mannequin does that quite competently. It's just too lightweight to compete with the best of the 80's fantasy flicks. Even on the comedy front it didn't always land: the OTT-gay character was more annoying than humorous...likely these days some may even find him offensive, which would be ironic seen as the film has a proto-woke line about the security guard being bigoted against this character.
The main male character is a bit thin, not much to route for there. He's like a budget Michael J Fox. The antagonists are all very two-dimensional. The script is basic.
Yet it's not all bad: the narrative almost went in an unnerving psychological-twist direction (it should have!)...at least the second-half ups the pace with a fun flying scene, some slapstick chases and a threatening conveyor belt.
Watchable in a turn-your-brain-off kind of way...however, not particularly worth watching unless you really wanna scratch that goofy 80's itch.
Still, if it's über-80's silliness you're after, Mannequin does that quite competently. It's just too lightweight to compete with the best of the 80's fantasy flicks. Even on the comedy front it didn't always land: the OTT-gay character was more annoying than humorous...likely these days some may even find him offensive, which would be ironic seen as the film has a proto-woke line about the security guard being bigoted against this character.
The main male character is a bit thin, not much to route for there. He's like a budget Michael J Fox. The antagonists are all very two-dimensional. The script is basic.
Yet it's not all bad: the narrative almost went in an unnerving psychological-twist direction (it should have!)...at least the second-half ups the pace with a fun flying scene, some slapstick chases and a threatening conveyor belt.
Watchable in a turn-your-brain-off kind of way...however, not particularly worth watching unless you really wanna scratch that goofy 80's itch.