Staying Alive
critic Reviews
, Rotten Tomatometer Score- This sequel to Saturday Night Fever is shockingly embarrassing and unnecessary, trading the original's dramatic depth for a series of uninspired dance sequences.
- , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreOwen GleibermanBoston Phoenix
Staying Alive isn't just a disappointment -- it's a disgrace.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreRichard CorlissTIME Magazine
As always Travolta is urban gorgeous and very charming. The rest of the film is neither.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreVariety StaffVariety
The bottom line is that Staying Alive is nowhere as good as its 1977 predecessor, Saturday Night Fever.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreSteve GrantTime Out
All could be forgiven if it weren't for the soulless overall slickness.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreRoger EbertChicago Sun-Times
A slick, commercial cinematic jukebox, a series of self-contained song-and-dance sequences that could be cut apart and played forever on MTV -- which is probably what will happen.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreVincent CanbyNew York Times
A sequel with no understanding of what made its predecessor work.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreJames BerardinelliReelViews
By turning Tony’s story into an ‘80s fairy tale, the movie not only fails on its own merits but degrades its predecessor by association.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreMatt BrunsonFilm Frenzy
Disco inferno, indeed.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreCommon Sense Media EditorsCommon Sense Media
Directed by Sylvester Stallone (who even has a cringeworthy cameo), you can spot the crumbs of a Rocky movie that just don't belong.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreSean CollierBox Office Prophets
The production as a whole is too disjointed, repetitive and flat to really hang together.
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