Ludicrous romantic comedy about an enterprising young man in Philadelphia who discovers he has a gift for window-dressing, then falls in love with a shop mannequin...who just happens to be a reincarnated beauty from Ancient Egypt. The main couple (Andrew McCarthy and Kim Cattrall) are entertaining and the impossible fairytale romance has a certain charm – as in Splash. However, the bit-part actors including James Spader, are uniformly appalling, with poor lines and a complete lack of comic flair. Entire scenes fall flat, many of them involving the pathetic security guard and his dog. As with The Secret of My Success, from the same year and which I had watched the day before, it’s very much a film about upward mobility, such were the prevailing values of the time. And yet, despite its awfulness, there are some entertaining and even heartwarming moments. The soundtrack is utterly of its time and when “Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now” by Starship begins playing, it’s not remotely surprising. I don’t regret watching it, but I probably don’t ever need to see it again.
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