Suprisingly good, somethin for everyone

Rating: 10/10 (30 January 2001)

At first when one of my friends said that they wanted to go to see "Save the Last Dance", I thought that it would be another one of those stupid romantic dramas with no point to it. However, there was something different about this one. Oh it was another romantic drama and you can argue about whether there is a point to it or not, but based only on entertainment quality, this movie is a winner. There are many good qualities about this movie so basically everyone who buys a ticket is going to enjoy it. If you are into romance they have that covered and thensome, if you are into hip hop music/dancing this movie is full of it, if you are into action you will love the gang scenes, and if you are just looking for a good 100 minutes, you will also love it.
The basic plot is this, Sarah, an aspiring ballet dancer from the suburbs played by Julia Stiles (10 things I hate about you), must move in with her dead beat father in the inner city of Chicago after a family tragedy. There she is thrown into an entirely different culture where she eventually meets Derek, the romantic interest played by Sean Patrick Thomas (cruel intentions). He teaches her to dance hip-hop, they hook up, feel the heat from their friends due to the race factor, and I won't tell the end. That may sound corny but for some reason it is extremely entertaining.Anyway, if you are looking for a good, not deep movie, see "Save the Last Dance". ********* (9 of 10 stars)