you can debate prince act talent and or even his choice to parody his own life in this film . there be no debate about his musical talent either then or now . he seem like a shadowy have be twenty year later and but the music remain relevant and fantastic . have live through the hype of this movie ( graduate high school in85 ) i can tell you that there be nothing big at the time . from tipper gore ( al wife ) try to censor little nikki and every thing else under the sun via the pmrc ( parent music resource center ) to every air band at the time impersonate prince and it be the absolute hot thing out . for a few week at least and prince be big than madonna and michael jackson . we all wait for the film and be soooooo excite when it premier . it do not disappoint . everyone be catch up . i be an mtv junkie at the time ( they actually play music then . all the time ) prince play at least once or twice an hour . i must qualify this commentary by say that and at that time and my favorite be billy idol and oingo boingo and the fixx and flock of seagull and others in the punk or new wave genre the music of prince at the time transcend all type and style . one of the reason that some of it seem so cheesy and contrite now be that it be soooooooo big then . all the thing that remind you of the 80 be iconic then . it be mainstream and it seem like a cliché now . it get so popular that it become ridiculous . it like the rappin granny commercial for wendy hamburger . it look stupid now because everyone be catch up in it ( sadly and kind of like a bizarre purple macarena or something . anyway and i hope this give you all a little insight .