Save the Last Dance
Published 2018-09-22
Film info
- Title Save the Last Dance
- Director Thomas Carter
- Year 2001
- Run time 1hr 52m
- Genres Family, Music, Drama, Romance
- Tagline The only person you need to be is yourself
- Cast Julia Stiles
Sara Johnson is a teenager sent to live with her father in a tough Chicago neighbourhood. There, she finds release in a relationship with Derek Reynolds, as her passion for ballet matches his for urban dance.
Live blog
| Time | Comment |
|---|---|
| 0:40 | Didn't know the MTV moon man was on the ident, but makes sense. |
| 5:38 | Oof, people reacting to news is so hard. |
| 7:35 | "It's not much of what you're used to but the water's hot and the mice are friendly." |
| 13:44 | Like her showing her the bag stealing rather than just telling her about it. |
| 19:27 | "You can eat or not eat and I'll be back when I'm back." My kind of parenting. |
| 28:40 | Yay, the dancing begins. |
| 34:97 | Really nice dress Chenille is wearing. |
| 39:39 | Actual use of the word scrub. |
| 46:33 | So many choooons. Urban throwback playlists all day tomorrow. |
| 52:32 | "How am I doing? How's my butt?" |
| 1:01:16 | How did he know she meant an audition at Juilliard? |
| 1:05:46 | Oof, ballet toes. |
| 1:10:33 | Took him long enough to notice she'd gone. |
| 1:12:23 | There's a hip-hop version of True Colours? |
| 1:20:25 | Significant amount of punching in this film. |
| 1:28:56 | Their argument is so annoying because they all agree! |
| 1:35:13 | "Stuff." Best word ever. |
Thoughts
Ah, I love this film. After two less than stellar movies in a row, we wanted to watch something that was guaranteed to be good, and I remember this one as being a nice little teen rom-com.
The story is a little bit Romeo and Juliet, a little bit Cutting Edge, a little bit of everything, and when you add in some fun dancing as well, there's a lot to like. The soundtrack is brilliant, really made me nostalgic for the late 90s/early 2000s. The acting is great, the issues raised interesting, and it all results in a satisfying ending.
The only minor criticism for me is that, made by MTV as it is, there are moments through the film where it just feels like an extended music video. And I can't get over that Fatima re-used a chair dance move from a Backstreet Boys video.
But, other than that, I could watch this over and over.
Rating: 4 / 5