KnotMissPriceless Why so much hype?

Fairaher The film makes a home in your brain and the only cure is to see it again.

Paynbob It’s fine. It's literally the definition of a fine movie. You’ve seen it before, you know every beat and outcome before the characters even do. Only question is how much escapism you’re looking for.

Phillipa Strong acting helps the film overcome an uncertain premise and create characters that hold our attention absolutely.

kittysmith-23122 The film that made Tom Cruise into a megastar. Risky Business is about an 18-year-old kid whose parents leave him for the weekend and he ends up doing some crazy things. Its strange to see Tom Cruise so young, especially dancing in his undies to "old time rock and roll". The film has an amazing collection of songs and the soundtrack by Tangerine Dream is out of this world. You have to see this film just to see where it all began for a guy who is quite possibly the biggest movie star on Earth for the past few decades.

jchano123 I live in the Chicago suburbs, am on break from college, and my parents just went away, leaving the house to me. :)But actually, I wish I had heard about what this was about a few years ago when I was Joel's age, just to make our lives that much more similar. The film on the other hand, I have major issues with. Cruise has great charisma, but the choices his character makes are increasingly dumb. Like how is he not furious at this prostitute for stealing from him the first time? He barely said anything to her, then let her stay over again. Why didn't he go to police in first place? I honestly can't respect this character if he has zero responsibility. Everything bad that happened to him in this movie was ultimately his own fault.Overall, it was a fun movie, but took way too much suspension of disbelief to get through and I just could not respect the character at all.

areatw 'Risky Business' had the potential to be a cool movie, but ironically it's downfall is in how few risks it actually takes. This movie could have been highly entertaining and funny, but I found it to be neither. Instead I thought it was way too safe and with too few ideas. The first half an hour or so is decent, but then it hits a wall and never really goes anywhere.I didn't particularly like the main character either. Considering the movie centres around him, the character should have had a lot more charisma and personality. Instead he's just an 'average Joe' and his reckless streak is actually quite tame. 'Risky Business' should have been more bold and taken more risks. The whole movie just feels safe and lacking in ideas and conviction.

jason-georgis As a 17 year old in his last year of high school, this movie really spoke to me. The main character Joel Goodson is so easy to relate to that this movie became an all-time favorite of mine. This movie really captures the essence of teen life and shows it beautifully. In a few words, most teens are happy to be independent, desperate to be flushed with cash, and always willing to blow off steam in one way or another. Everything in this movie, from the iconic dance scene to rocking house party, really nailed how teens spend their time, making it a great film to watch if you're of that age. Not only can you see yourself in the characters, but the plot is magnificent! Very few movies (Meet the Parents comes to mind) can make you sit nervously on the edge of your seat, dreading when his parents come home, to laughing so hard that your sides hurt. Another element that I appreciate is the type of humor. Instead of making blatant, please-laugh-at-me jokes it uses more subtle comedy in which you're laughing at the situations. Tom Cruise really plays the burned-out teenager wonderfully, and Rebecca De Mornay is fantastic as the sassy yet sexy call girl. If you haven't already seen this film, please do! It's truly a classic and will leave you chuckling for as long as you remember it.