This party should have been broken up by the cops.
Released: 1995
Genre(s): Comedy, Drama, Romance
"Party Girl" was just one of many '90s movies centering on young adult angst and the wild, partying subculture said young adults belonged to. Like many other flicks that came out around the same time, "Party Girl" tries to cram an underlying, deeper social commentary into its ridiculous bubblegum comedy shell. Unfortunately, the way it goes about this is so contrived and forced that nothing substantial can be gleaned from any number of viewings - the dramatic subtext and what should be a sweet, budding romance between the main character and a foreign street vendor is lost in the vapid, nonsensical noise of a hyper-charged, drug and booze-addled party crowd. Parker Posey brings a certain kind of charm to her persona, but most of the obnoxious characters in this film make it impossible to feel any sort of connection to their various causes. While the whackiness here is fun for a short time, it feels much like a party that goes on too late into the night. While it's not the shallowest offering from the era, there are definitely movies that boast much more substance than "Party Girl" out there (see: "Dazed and Confused").
Rating (out of 5): 2.5
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