The cure-all power of dance!

Rating: 5/10 (6 August 2015)

Either I missed the boat on this one, or it's really as superficial as "Flashdance". "Footloose" has that packaged-for-MTV feel to it and the rest is cartoonishly serious. I dig Lithgow, but his character's turn from pained fascist to sympathizer is awful. Between the book-burning scene and the spirited game of tractor chicken (set to "I Need a Hero", sheesh), this gets pretty silly. What was odd is that usually movies are able to pull off teenagers with older actors, but everyone looked way too old here.
This is a soundtrack movie all the way, and Loggins is calling the shots. But I'd rather just have the album.
5/10