Great movie!

Rating: 10/10 (13 January 2001)

Save the last dance was a very satisfying, entertaining and highly interesting. The acting by Julia Stiles and Sean Patrick Thomas was particularily enjoyable and the chemistry was electrifying. I thought that the dancing scenes were cleverly filmed and particularily the first scene of the movie. Going back and forth between three different scenes that occurred at three different times was a very good choice from the director's part. Very artistic and it set the tone of the movie nicely. The social issues dealt with in the movie were not treated with careless hollywood perspective. It could have been deeper, but for the purpose of the target audience, it was dealt with care and respect. It is not your typical Teen movie, and I truly enjoyed it. Stiles gives a remarkable performance while Thomas is a revelation. This is one of the best movies I've seen in a long time. Mix of Flashdance, Dangerous minds and Coyote Ugly. GREAT MOVIE!