Sadly Over-hyped

i must have seen a different film!!

Expected more

The acting in this movie is really good.

I don't care how many times I see this movie - it NEVER gets old. NYC was a very big deal back in the day, and this movie captured a lot of it. I miss the Danceteria and the Pyramid Club. What a fun time. The movie is very lighthearted and fun. Makes me want to go back to NYC, even though I know the good times are gone. boohoo

1993 was the first time that l'd watched this movie on TV ever...now on DVD with the original audio (ugh..) on second time on full length version l agree this movie is good,firstly the plot is really original,second Madonna did a stunning performance, instead Arquette that was unconvincing as Roberta but in general way the movie is enjoyable and sometimes is funny....has been worth so see it again also with alternative ending,back to the 80'!!!

Can't believe the low rating for one of the best movies to come out of the 80s! I was obsessed with this movie growing up and am happy to see that it still holds up and feels fresh in spite of the dated references (pre-Giuliani NYC and the fact that Des lives in a huge loft on a projector man's salary). It sort of makes me miss the grittier version of NYC. Rosanna Arquette and Aidan Quinn have the BEST chemistry - actually all of the characters play so well against each other - even Gary was likable toward the end. DSS shows Madonna at her prime - they don't make them like her anymore. And the soundtrack is amazing and of course features some of Madonna's best songs. Am desperately waiting for a remake!

I had always heard that in her whole "acting" career, the popular singer only did one good performance, anything afterwards has been terrible, so I had to see what she was like in the good one, from director Susan Seidelman (A Cooler Climate). Basically Roberta Glass (BAFTA winning, and Golden Globe nominated Rosanna Arquette) is in a boring marriage to husband Gary (Mark Blum), who takes her for granted, and the only way she entertains herself is following personal ads titled "Despareatly Seeking Susan", following the progress of a couple. Then she spots that the couple are to meet in New York, so she seeks adventure and follows the ad to its source, and she spots Susan (Madonna), the free-spirit drifter, buys her jacket to emulate her idol and follows her on the way. On her following, Roberta knocks her head into a post, causing her to experience amnesia and forget who she is, when Dez (Aidan Quinn) comes along mistaking her for Susan, and agrees to help her get back on her feet. The real Susan meanwhile gets arrested briefly, and then finds out that her belongings have been taken, and follows any clues she can to find this stranger seeking her. Roberta finds a job working as a magician's assistant at the Magic Club, and also has a run-in with the mob character that wants to get his hands on the real Susan. After this attack, Roberta knocks herself back into her true self, and goes back to Dez to have a night of passion, and husband Gary meanwhile uses the real Susan to look for her. When he finds her, Gary is convinced that Roberta has become a prostitute, well, she has certainly fallen out of love for him, and she pulls herself together to catch the mobster who has stolen some precious earrings. In the end, Roberta and the real Susan finally meet, with the help of the newspaper personal ads, Roberta gives with her new love Dez, and the two women are hailed as heroes in the newspaper for returning the stolen earrings. Also starring Robert Joy as Jim, Laurie Metcalf as Leslie Glass, Anna Levine as Crystal, Will Patton as Wayne Nolan, Peter Maloney as Ian, Steven Wright as Larry Stillman D.D.S, John Turturro as Ray and Anne Carlisle as Victoria. You could criticise that Madonna is almost playing herself, but it doesn't matter, she makes her character likable, while Arquette is endearing as the other woman, the story is reasonable, there are some giggly moments, and Madonna's first number one "Into The Groove" plays, so while it is a little more for women, it is a fun screwball comedy romance thriller. Madonna was number 12 on The 100 Greatest Sex Symbols, and she was number 4 on The Ultimate Pop Star. Very good!