Shout by Jack Webster

Cry-Baby 1990

A joy to watch from start to finish, and a glorious 50’s soundtrack to boot. It’s appeal is notably tame compared to John Waters earlier films, but the camp energy will still have you shakin’ all over.

I don’t think they could have chosen a better actor than Johnny Depp to play the lead role. His misfit companions appear to be an afterthought though, and his teddy boy rivals aren’t much of a threat, so the odds are never stacked high in this film. It just wants to have a laugh with itself and invites you to join in the same.

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