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Very well executed

Great example of an old-fashioned, pure-at-heart escapist event movie that doesn't pretend to be anything that it's not and has boat loads of fun being its own ludicrous self.

Blistering performances.

Saw this movie in my high school French class - a typical teenage, coming-of-age flick, with all the sappiness, rebellions, dating, and semi-raunchy stuff. It stars future Bond girl Sophie Marceau in her first film feature.I remembered that the film got quite the laughs from my class, but I myself found it just mildly entertaining with its slow plot, average acting, and uninhibited-ness.Grade C

Every French girl between the age of 15 and 35 knows this classic movie by heart!La Boum takes place in Paris (Saint Germain des Prés) in the early eighties. 13 year-old Vic and best friend Penelope are dealing with high-school life, first loves and the problems in their parents' couples. The first half of the movie is about Vic trying to convince her parents to let her attend her first "boum" (home party), with the help of her hilarious grand-grand mother. Of course, Vic falls in love at the party, and the second half of the movie focuses on the relationship."La Boum" is a beautiful movie about adolescence, with great comedy moments and fabulous actors. Any teenage girl or anyone who's into the 80s culture should see it. It also has a very parisian touch that I love. We see so many movies taking place in american high schools, kids driving to school, playing fields, cheerleaders, etc etc... "La Boum" shows the life in Paris as it really is, for a change. This was the first role of Sophie Marceau (later to be a James Bond villain).

I first saw this film in my French class in the early '90s, and I LOVED it. My friends and I would rent this film voluntarily because it was just like the American 80s film we loved, but it was in French and often better. When I looked up this movie, I was surprised to learn that Vic was played by Sophie Marceau (I guess she hadn't starred in any American films back then, so I'd never heard of her). This movie is wonderful and I highly recommend it!! I think I'm going to have to go out and see it again soon!!!

I saw this movie when I was 15 and instantly developed a crush on Sophie Marceau. But seeing it again as an adult wasn't quite the experience it had been. It's sweet and lovely and teen-age painful, establishing the tone if not the actual plot for 80s John Hughes movies - it's a bit deeper than and not as wacky as "Sixteen Candles" and Marceau has a bit better screen presence than Molly Ringwald.I was disappointed that it wasn't as wonderful the second time around (I've become jaded) but it was still entertaining.