Save the Last Dance
This teeny-bopping MTV production transfers
Dirty Dancing from a family resort to
the gangsters' ghetto for some contemporary
high school hip hop. Julia Stiles stars as a
sheltered suburbanite who moves to the big
bad city after her mother dies in a car
accident, and now faces gun-toting thugs,
hard-talking teens and her deadbeat dad's
freezer full of TV dinners. The
straight-laced prima donna puts her ballerina
dreams on hold and gets an in-your-face look
at the inner city's culture, dance and
"slamming" lingo. This film is too formulaic,
meandering slowly through the typical
initiation scenes of a stranger in a strange
place. However, it does offer satisfactory
entertainment through its charming
performances and upbeat soundtrack.
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Credits
Director:
- Thomas Carter (II)
Cast:
- Julia Stiles
- Sean Patrick Thomas
- Kerry Washington
- Fredro Starr
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