Mediocre teen flick

Rating: 4/10 (20 June 2001)

"Save the Last Dance" is an ill focused teen drama about a white high school girl who moves into a black ghetto after her mother dies. There she is awakened by her love interest and inspired to be all she can be and realize her dream. This wandering, simple-minded slice of life flick doesn't show us anything new and does a poor job of showing us old stuff. "Save..." fails as a love story, a dance flick for either hip-hop or ballet, and doesn't even make a convincing drama. Most likely to be appreciated by teen females but not recommended for anyone.