Beautiful, moving film.

The movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful

By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.

Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

I would never have made it through this had I not been too sick to do anything else. However, there are some good parts. Some of the singing and dancing numbers are fairly good and some of the characters work well together. The biggest problem, as I see it, is that neither of the two leads is much involved in any good numbers. I don't see a shred of chemistry between the leads, either. Maybe if someone else was in the role of Stefanie it might have improved things, but Michele Pfeiffer just isn't believable as a tough Italian girl (or a singer or dancer).I think Lorna Luft, although a bit old to play a high school student, did a very good job, although I wish there had been a number that showed off her voice. Another standout, in my opinion, was Leif Green, as Davey. I don't know why they would have him in a side car, rather than his own motorcycle. That was silly, but I think he did a great job with the role. If only the film had been stronger, it might have led to more of a career, for him. It was apparently expected to establish a career for Maxwell Caulfield, as well as Michele Pfeiffer. Although he was definitely very cute, I didn't really see much in the way of solid talent, there. While Michele Pfeiffer, although miscast in this film, in my opinion, did demonstrate some solid acting talent and later got the roles to prove it.

Loved this movie.. My whole family watched Grease 1 and 2 when we were growing up. Can't believe the backlash on Grease 2. It's hilarious and we loved it and know all the words to songs. We still watch it till this very day!! We also perform some of the songs at family gatherings..

Grease 2, the sequel nobody asked for actually lures you in with a sense of familiarity. There's a good opening number and lots of recognisable faces from the original film.But then it goes downhill and we see why John Travolta and Olivia Newton John decided not to don the leather jackets again.The plot is a basic retread of the original, only with weaker characters and less charismatic people playing them. I know Maxwell Caulfield gets a bit of stick for his wooden portrayal but Michelle Phfeiffer doesn't really fare much better. And poor old Didi Conn as Frenchy is in and out of the film more than a train through a tunnel.Apart from the opening song and 'cool rider' the rest of the songs are forgettable, much like this film.

It's two years after the original Grease. It's Back to School Again. Stephanie Zinone (Michelle Pfeiffer) leads The Pink Ladies but she can't stay with the immature Johnny Nogerelli (Adrian Zmed), leader of the T-Birds. Sandy's British cousin Michael Carrington (Maxwell Caulfield) has come to Rydell High. He is joined by Frenchy who returns to finish chemistry so that she can start her own cosmetics company. Michael falls for Stephanie but she's looking for a Cool Rider. Michael starts doing assignments for money and fixes up an old motorcycle. When the rival Cycle Lords confront the T-Birds, Michael comes to the rescue hidden under a helmet and Stephanie falls for the mystery rider.This is a campy return to Rydell High. There are a couple of good songs and some bad ones. I like Cool Rider for the chorus. This is much more like a high school musical production. Michelle Pfeiffer is one of the sexiest woman in movie history but there is something very campy about her doing song and dance. She's way too cool to do this. Meanwhile, Maxwell Caulfield is way too much of a pretty boy. He's literally drawing hearts in his notebook. They made him too sappy. I don't mind the story but the British guy could have been James Bond. The story is mostly functional. Michelle and Maxwell are pretty people but there isn't enough heat. This is basically bad but some of it is fun bad.