A Pretty Good Movie

Rating: 8/10 (20 August 2006)

The first thing you need to do when going to see this movie is put all of the critics' views out of your mind. You must have an open mind when watching this movie to decide for yourself how good it is. I myself have seen this movie twice and plan on seeing it a few more times. Why do you ask? I think it's entertaining.
The story is really a mix of Fame and Dirty Dancing. Rich girl meets bad boy. Only this time its the rich girl who needs the bad boy's help. It has great dance sequences in it as well as a great soundtrack. The chemistry between the two leads is very good and they work well together on the screen.
I've seen and heard people knocking Channing Tatum's ability to act and what they fail to realize is that he's playing his character to the fullest. It is Taylor, character, who seems to be brooding throughout the film. His character is a guy who thinks the world is a place where you don't dream or want for fear of never getting it. I think its more of the character wasn't written to the fullest, and no knock on Channing's part. There were other characters that could have been written a bit deeper.
Overall I think this is a good movie for those who like Dirty Dancing, Fame, Footloose and movies of those sorts.