This movie is corny this movie may not be the best but I am turning age 60 and this movie came out when I was just about to become a dad. The songs from the late 80s are the best for me and on lazy Sundays its a joy to watch Kim and Andrew make magic every time and take us all back to an age of innocence. Starships's Nothings gonna stop us now makes us pick ourselves up and get going again. I pick this movie as one that uplifts spirits when we are down.

I recall seeing Mannequin during it's original release and not thinking very highly of it. In the subsequent 30+ years I've spoken with several friends and acquaintances who have expressed great affection for it, so much that I decided I needed to give it another look. I'm happy for all of those who love Mannequin, but for me it still doesn't work. It's even sillier and more poorly executed than I remember. The cast is talented enough but under this direction none of their performances work or lend any credibility to what is kind of a cute story. Unfortunately, I am still not a fan of Mannequin.

What a flashback to the Hollywood days of old. Where sexual harassment is accepted, homophobia sometimes okay and miracles with almost zero explanation can be dismissed in seconds.It's hard to criticize a movie like Mannequin. Sure, it's crazy, goof- ball and would never happen back then or now, but it was a light- hearted, fantasy of love across…the ages? At least it wasn't as dark as other mannequin stories like I Know Who Killed Me and 2012's Maniac. Basically, the ALWAYS lovely Kim Cattrall wishes for something more in Ancient Egypt and the gods fast forward her a few times over the millennia to finally land with Andrew "Jonathan" McCarthy. Only, she's trapped in a mannequin's form so no one but Jonathan can see her. Oh, and he falls in love with her and because others see her as a stiff, pure antics ensue.It's cute, it's harmless – well, except for said un-PC themes mentioned above and best of all, it gave the world one of the best movie songs of all time: 'Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now' by Starship.Sorry, lest I forget, it also provided the outrageously fabulous Hollywood character in which Jonathan was the straight man of the duo. Um, no pun…? Definitely worth a watch if you loved it back then or for the first time today. It still holds up, if you just remember one simple rule: this was made in and is 100% pure 80s. ***Final thoughts: I mentioned homophobia above, and some of the characters are, though one might be closeted, himself. But, it was refreshing to see how Jonathan and Meshach "Hollywood" Taylor took to each other very nicely. Plus, Jonathan, who barely knew Hollywood early on and most certainly not as good friends with him until later, completely defends gays while making a statement against bigots. That was nice to see a stand in a 80s movie that could've very well taken the stance: "Well, that's just the world we live in."Additionally, I wonder if True Blood's Nelsan Ellis got even a little bit of inspiration for his Lafayette Reynolds character from Hollywood. Hmmm

I think to like this film you really have to be an apologist for the decade that taste forgot, the 80's. I actually wanted to like this film, I mean I love fantasy films but when I'm pushed to offer the most obvious insult about it, that the actual mannequins in the department store act better than any of the humans, then I guess I'm in a pretty bad way. Might I have thought differently if I was 13 years old at the time of the original release...well no, I hope not.This really is just an awful rom-com feature, trying, I don't know, to capitalise on the success of other films where ordinary guy meets other-worldly girl and finds true love after a series of madcap adventures..."Splash" anyone?I also have to say it, there is something weird about watching Andrew McCarthy's character smooch a blow-up doll and carry it around with him everywhere. His romance with Kim Cattrell's Roxie character, who conveniently time-travels to mid-80's Philadelphia from ancient Egypt and helps him in his job as a window-designer at a big store, takes in various attempts at slapstick, particularly with an over-zealous store detective, his dog and the conniving store executive he reports to.The comedy is non-comedic, the story is paper-thin, the characters even less so. I don't know who I hated most, besides those already mentioned, but there's also the camp black stylist McCarthy pals up with, the big bad department store-owner rival who takes his girl and the little-old-lady heart-of-gold shop owner who takes his part.With an inane soundtrack, forced situations and awful dialogue, I watched this film to the end, just to get to the end. Sorry I just thought it was terrible and nothing's gonna stop that thought.