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Shag (1988)

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Final fling for four '60's southern belles who are about to go their separate ways. Spirited!

PG, 2 hr. 2 min.

Drama, Romance, Comedy

May 22, 2001

HBO Video

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All Critics (15) | Top Critics (5) | Fresh (9) | Rotten (5) | DVD (1)

As a dance flick, Shag suffers from an unexciting dance-style and so-so choreography but compensates with a fine young cast and likable story.

August 6, 2007 Full Review Source: Variety | Comment
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There's a real kick to it.

May 12, 2001 Comment
Rolling Stone
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The picture is heartfelt and naive in ways that seem totally secondhand.

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: Washington Post | Comment
Washington Post
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The actors in Shag are some of the best of the younger generation in Hollywood, and they treat their material with the humor and delicacy it deserves.

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: Chicago Sun-Times | Comment
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Never works itself into a suitable dramatic lather, instead relying on a wistful party atmosphere to conjure smiles from the viewer, buttered with a few dance sequences that lend the picture some liveliness.

August 26, 2009 Full Review Source: BrianOrndorf.com | Comment
BrianOrndorf.com

The performers are uniformly attractive and energetic, and deliver performances that range from likable to delicious.

August 6, 2007 Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | Comment
TV Guide's Movie Guide

Director Zelda Barron, in true music video style, tends to cut too quickly from scenes instead of letting them play out, each moment seeming more like a calculated set piece than a natural evolution of the story.

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: Deseret News, Salt Lake City | Comment
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Audience Reviews for Shag

Another nostalgic 60s movie from the 80s, a trend in that decade. It's a predictable teen romance kind of movie, but it's fun and the actors are good.

September 6, 2010
ajv2688

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Typical sappy girl flick with the blonde, brunette and redheaded gals that want to have fun in sunny Myrtle Beach! Set in the 60's, a fun movie, with awesome music from the olden days. :)

November 7, 2008
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Donna Dawson

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