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DIRTY DANCING Thomas and Stiles bust their groove things in ''Save the Last Dance''
Save the Last Dance: Michael Tackett

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Release Date: Jan 12, 2001; Rated: PG-13; Video Release Date: Jun 19, 2001; Genres: Comedy, Dance, Drama; With: Julia Stiles and Sean Patrick Thomas; Distributor: Paramount Pictures
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By Sunny Lee
Sunny Lee
Sunny Lee
Sunny Lee is an editorial assistant for EW

The story line is tried, true, and utterly predictable: Take an impassive looking Stiles, integrate dance sequences with dumb clichés, inject emotional turmoil and a love story, wrap it all up with street banter and screw you deadpan delivery, and voilàa! You have a hit. Stiles is completely affecting and natural as a contemporary archetype in a modern day take on ''West Side Story.'' MTV Films' teen steamer also shows some genuine maturity in its depiction of interracial relationships: Unlike some recent black boy meets white girl flicks (''Finding Forrester,'' anyone?), Save the Last Dance has the guts to go all the way.


Posted Jun 19, 2001
 

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