A good little movie

Rating: 7/10 (15 November 2000)

A motherless boy being brought up by a cruel brother and uncaring father, finds an escape through dancing. It's all very predictable and the ending is lousy, but the acting is good, some of the dancing is astonishing and the movie is never dull. But somehow, it never really connected with me. I liked it, but it just wasn't as good as I had heard it was. Basically, a very good little movie. But not worth $9.00. Also, the R rating is wrong. Yes, there's a lot of swearing, but it shows a little boy who, against all odds, prevails. That's a great message for kids. It should have gotten a PG-13.