Between the outrageous supporting characters and a love story too weird to really be romantic, Mannequin should be too silly to work. But its sincerity works in its favor. The way Andrew McCarthy's friendship with a gay windowdresser named Hollywood is particularly charming. The villainous performances are too broad, with James Spader making a fool of himself, but they're peripheral enough not to derail things. It's mostly just fun watching the stupid and wacky affair between Kim Cattrall and McCarthy play out. It doesn't hurt that "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now" is an awesome Best Original Song nomination.
