The late Patrick Swayze wasn’t a great actor, but he was a dude, which is more important and is what makes his best films well worth watching. Andrew Klavan fondly remembers Swayze at Klavan on the Culture.
My Swayze recommendations: Red Dawn, Road House, Point Break, Next of Kin, Uncommon Valor, North and South, Donnie Darko, City of Joy.One to avoid: To Wong Foo Thanks for Everything Julie Newmar. (They must have paid him a fortune to do this drag-queen film. I certainly hope so.)
–S. T. Karnick
City of Joy was a heart-warming and moving film. I must admit I went to see it because of how good-looking Swayze was in Dirty Dancing, but it is now in DVD collection because of how powerful it is. He had a style all his own.Red Dawn was another favorite.