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Movie Review: 'Save the Last Dance' (2001)

EW's GRADE
C-

Details Release Date: Jan 12, 2001; Rated: PG-13; Length: 112 Minutes; Genres: Comedy, Drama, Musical; With: Julia Stiles and Sean Patrick Thomas; Distributor: Paramount Pictures; More

Clean, conservative, Footloose-style 1980s teenage sexuality is back in this wan, formulaic Romeo and Juliet story in which girl (Julia Stiles) meets boy (Sean Patrick Thomas) on the club dance floor, and hip-hop their way to maturity. They both learn that you should never give up on your dreams and that love is all you need, but the story is afraid to pump up the volume on compelling issues of interracial romance. C-

Originally posted Jan 26, 2001 Published in issue #579-580 Jan 26, 2001 Order article reprints

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