One of my favorites

Rating: 8/10 (23 January 2003)

This movie is so much more than a movie, as it addresses a number of different issues - which it works out between the characters. You've got the problems that happens when a close parent dies, when you are stuck with somebody you don't want to live with, the racial problems in general, then the black boyfriend/white girlfriend, the differences between style of dance (hiphop vs. ballet) etc.
To be honest - I'm not a huge fan of hiphop OR ballet. What I did like was the interaction between the music and the characters: it made the music.
And the performance for the dance school the second time - what a treat!

I'd watch this movie even if you have your doubts, because it's a crowd pleaser.