Save the Last Dance Critic Reviews

Above all, this is a movie where the characters ask the same questions we do: They're as smart about themselves as we are.Read the full review

The story comes full circle in a way that might seem overly schematic did it not have the courage to wear its heart on its sleeve without losing its head.Read the full review

This is a spirited, dirty dance between the polished inauthenticity of Hollywood romance-musicals and hip-hop's central tenet: keeping it real. It's an intriguing combination, if nothing else.Read the full review

The most traditional of Hollywood romances, in that it's resolutely about nice people with nice problems.Read the full review

Bland but poised.Read the full review

Carter can't sidestep the script's cliches, so he wisely cuts to the fancy footwork whenever possible.Read the full review

Takes its cues from the musical dramas of the '70s, but this otherwise engaging young-adult romance never quite catches Saturday night fever.Read the full review

The result is more like an epic "After School Special" -- preachy, runny and oddly warm.Read the full review

Grounded in bedrock formula and earnestness.Read the full review