Good dance movie, but nothing fabulous

Rating: 7/10 (13 August 2006)

I was skeptical about seeing this movie, and thought it would be exactly like "Save the Last Dance." However, the plot is more original, and dance is a much more central part of it than in "Save the Last Dance." Channing Tatum (Tyler)'s performance is very good despite how hokey the movie got at some points, but Jenna Dewan (Nora) was slightly disappointing and even a little annoying at times. The dance scenes in the movie are phenomenal and very impressive, and I loved the chemistry between the two main characters, but the movie is incredibly corny in scripting and plot action. It's not worth a $9 ticket, but I saw "Step Up" for $6.50 and felt I got my money's worth.