Despite what critics said, just give the film a chance.

Rating: 7/10 (10 January 2005)

Yeah, I know that the film was "formulaic," "stupid," & "just plain garbage," but just give the film a chance. It was not as nearly as awful as "Glitter" was. Jessica Alba is just way too beautiful that you cannot take your eyes off her. Your eyes almost literally become glued and fixated on her. So... just go along for the ride and have a good time. Don't take it too seriously like "Lost In Translation," "Mystic River," or "City Of God." The film may contain abundant clichÃ© elements to it, but once it gets going, the beat gets stuck in your head and you cannot get it out of your head. Casting for a particular movie, whatever genre, makes a huge difference and definitely a determining factor of the outcome of the film's success. The film may be considered a "mixed bag" in general, but it was a huge vehicle for Jessica Alba. Just take this film for what it is and have an open attitude for it. The film may be easily forgotten, but Jessica Alba would not have "Sin City" or "Fantastic Four" without this film, which is single-handedly responsible for getting Jessica out of the two year hiatus after "Dark Angel." And I know that people are going to launch of barrage of criticism telling me otherwise, but you have to admit, Jessica Alba's an excellent dancer, isn't she?