Actually better than the original

Rating: 7/10 (27 October 2011)

It is difficult for a re-make to stand up and get noticed against an original hit like Footloose, but I found myself really relating to the characters in this movie more than I did the original. Kenny Wormald (who reminded me of a young Johny Depp) as Ren MacCormack did an excellent job of making me feel the frustration he had of not being able to make a difference with his mothers death. Julianne Hough really brought home the self destructive path that Ariel Shaw was on after her brothers death. Students of the original movie will get a kick out of the identical settings, hair styles and other things (right down to Ren's car) that were in the re-make. Miles Teller as Willard was the best character of all. He aced it and was twice as good as the original. In all, more depth of character and better dance scenes made it definitely worth buying a ticket.