It wasn't entertaining

Rating: 6/10 (25 April 2009)

I didn't enjoy this movie, due to several reasons.
1. The plot is nothing new.Very, very predictable and not interesting.
2. The script and the building of characters are very poor. The characters change from bad to good without any believable reasons. It was like one night he wants to be a bad boy then then the next night he wants to be a good guy. People can change that easily? In reality does it take some more motivation? And how did the two leads fall in love? Why did they fall in love? When did she feel there is something desirable in him? I don't see anything that leads to their romance. It was like, OK, let's fall in love, because the director tells us to.
3. The acting was fine. I think the supporting cast were OK. They did a passing job. And I especially Rachel Griffiths in her role of dance school director. She looks so graceful. I also think Jenna Dewan is believable and natural as Nora. However, I wish I could see more expression on Tyler's face. He has such a dead look even in the scene when he was about to kiss Nora for the first time. There should be a spark in that moment, but there was none. (I don't have anything against him, though, his body was beautiful and his dance skill was fine. He just needs a little improvement on the acting.)
4. The dance scenes were good. I enjoyed them. I can see that they have worked hard to make those scenes look good. BUT there were too few dance scenes in this movie!! This is disappointing for me because I was expecting that at least, if the script is bad, I should be able to enjoy a lot of dance in this film. But why did they make a dance film with so few dances? I just don't understand. Some movies are very boring, such as 'The Company', but the ballet scenes are so incredibly beautiful and there were a lot of them in the film and that was enough to keep me entertained. But this one lacks good story and lacks dance scenes.
Conclusion: I don't know what to enjoy in this film, and I don't really blame the cast.