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Summary: Will You Want To "Save the Last Dance"
Review: Save The Last Dance is quite a bit smarter, and more entertaining, than the majority of what some people call teenybopper flicks. Much of this is due to the performances of Julia Stiles and Sean Patrick Thomas. I know Thomas only from a small role in Cruel Intentions (one of my guilty pleasures from 1999), but Stiles always seems to bring an added depth to her movies, from 10 Things I Hate About You to Hamlet. This movie's no different. She's the protagonist, the heart and soul of the movie, and she doesn't disappoint. Stiles is Sarah Johnson, a suburban teen whose life is torn apart when her mother is killed in a car accident en route to her daughter's ballet recital. Sent to live with her estranged father Roy (Terry Kinney), a down-on-his-luck jazz musician, she is forced to adapt to her new environment -- inner city Chicago. There she enrolls in a school in which she is pretty much the only color. She makes friends with Chenille Reynolds (Kerry Washington), a single mother, and her brother Derek (Sean Patrick Thomas), a smart kid who is at a crossroads in life. She also makes enemies with Nikki (Bianca Lawson), who wants Derek all to herself, and Malakai (Fredro Starr), Derek's best friend and convicted criminal, who's swiftly descending into a life of crime. Needless to say, a relationship develops between Sarah and Derek, and they help each other: he gets her involved in dance again, and she opens his mind to the possibilities of life outside the hood. Save The Last Dance is more realistic than many of its counterparts. The high school looks like a real high school. The dance club is more like a dance club; ie, some people dance, some don't, and nobody breaks out into a quasi-Busby Berkeley style group dance number. And the actors make their characters seem like real people. Director Thomas Carter and screenwriters Duane Adler and Cheryl Edwards bring up a number of issues that make the movie more than just another teen flick. If you're a romantic, the ending will leave you with a huge smile on your face, and perhaps even choke you up. It's definitely worth taking a look at.
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Summary: greatest movie i've seen in a long time...
Review: save the last dance is my new favorite movie. sean patrick thomas and julia stiles were perfect to play the parts of derek and sara. you'll fall in love with their characters when you see this movie. after hearing this unique mix of ballet and hip hop throughout the movie you'll be dancing out of the movie theater. i went to the theater 3 times to see this movie and it was well worth it. i'll be first in line to buy this on june 19!
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Summary: Cute, But Not The Best It Could Be
Review: "Save The Last Dance" was a cute movie about achieving dreams and judging people for their personalities rather than their appearence. It had a happy ending and kept your attention the whole way through. This was a good movie, but after seeing the movie "Center Stage", it's hard to say that this was an excellent movie. "Center Stage" was more realistic and, I thought, gave a better theme for the movie. You might like "Save The Last Dance", but I would recommend that you also see "Center Satge", a true five - star movie.
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Summary: most inspreational movie i have ever seen.
Review: i'm not the one to like dance movies, but my girlfriend at the time made me go see it with her in the theaters. after that i seen it 5 more times by my self. it seems every time i watch it i learn something new, and every time i remember that no matter what happens you can always achive your dreams.
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Summary: FINALLY! a good movie!
Review: reaching your goal, falling in love, and overcoming diversity in the world today are all portrayed in this amazing movie starring Julia Stiles and Sean Patrick Thomas! i reccomend this movie for the young and young at heart!
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Summary: Extremely touching
Review: I read all of the other reviews before I wrote mine and I only found one that was comparable to how I felt about the movie. It touched me like no other movie has. I liked the fact that the two main characters had the courage in the end to make something so difficult work and the dancing was so much fun. I have started looking in my area in hopes to find a dance studio to learn dance myself. I loved the movie because it was funny, sad, dangerous & exciting all at once. I bought the soundtrack the same day that I saw the movie and I absolutely can not wait for it to come out on video!! How wonderful a part two might be. Bravo, Bravo!
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Summary: Great movie!
Review: This movie is one of the best that has been released this year. I HIGHLY suggest that you purchase this one for your collection. This movie correctly portrays how life can be today. It shows an inter-racial relationship and how the outside world deals with it. The actors/actresses were perfectly chosen for this movie. It includes everything; romance, dance, music, and real life issues. I don't want to give anything away, so go check it out!
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Summary: Great movie!
Review: This movie is one of the best that has been released on theaters lately. It is soon to be out on DVD and I HIGHLY suggest that you purchase this one for your collection. This movie correctly portrays how life can be today. It shows an inter-racial relationship and how the outside world deals with it. The actors/actresses were perfectly chosen for this movie. I don't want to give anything away, so go check it out!
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Summary: titanic
Review: For some reason, this movie reminds me of the titanic. the titanic was a clasic movie which fills your heart with joy and sadness at the same time, that's what i find in common between these two movies. Save the last dance, although it has a predictable story line, the characters, story and the music will stay with you after you see it. the story starts sad, but things begin to improve slowly and the lead characters strugles and finds a new hope for her self and her life, watching this movie teaches a lot about life itself.. you should never give-up kind of story... i saw this one on the movies, and the only reason i'm not gonna buy the DVD, is because it is going to make me sad to watch it again ( it's just me! i'm very emotional ).
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Summary: Sparkling!
Review: There is something lovely and familiar about Julia's dance performance in this film. You'll be reminded when you watch Ginger dance with Fred ...
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