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Reviews Counted:96
Fresh:51
Rotten:45
Average Rating:5.5/10
Consensus: This teen romance flick feels like a predictable rehashing of other movies.
Runtime: 1 hr 53 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: Sara's life is devoted to dance -- she wants nothing more than to make it into New York's famous Julliard School. But when tragedy strikes and she loses her mom, her hopes are dashed and she buries... [More]
Starring: Julia Stiles, Sean Patrick Thomas, Terry Kinney, Fredro Starr
Director: Thomas Carter
As teen melodrama, well, Carter's film is what it is; but for such a mainstream black-consciousness movie, at least it doesn't shy from addressing some touchy issues about masculinity, parenthood, and black attitudes to whites.
Top CriticA surprisingly effective piece of work.
Likeable teen romance that overcomes its inevitable predictability thanks to its talented cast and its avoidance of both clichés and syrupy sentimentality.
Ballet meets hip-hop in this warmly enjoyable yet unambitious teen romance.
Patronising hybrid of a myriad of other teen movies. Don't bother, just watch them instead.
Top CriticIt's just a pity for the actors and the audience that the theme of conquering one's background, prejudices, and limitations has to be spelled out in block capitals.
Top CriticWhen Stiles and Sean Patrick Thomas find a connection in music, dancing and love, the lesson in race relations is a solid one.
Top CriticIt may be the latest teen flick, but Last Dance has a story and life issues and relationships with bite.
... a worthwhile film that’s an unusually honest portrayal of teen life.
An admirably heartfelt story with more on its mind than the glory of self-expression.
For all its dumb clichés it offers the basic appeal of teen movies: the pleasure of watching kids be kids, acting as they do among themselves instead of how parents and teachers expect them to act.
It ain't deep, but that's okay. If we can't all just get along in the real world, it's nice to pretend for a few hours that we can.
Told with a refreshing lack of sensationalism.
Stiles and Thomas are engaging young performers.
For my money, it's the girls' friendship that holds the film together.
Looks at interracial relationships from a fresh perspective and gives the audience something real to think about.
A spirited, dirty dance between the polished inauthenticity of Hollywood romance-musicals and hip-hop's central tenet: keeping it real.
An interracial romance between an aspiring ballerina and a hip hop devotee that sets off sparks within the African American community where they live.
February 13, 2008:
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For this... More...
July 11, 2007:
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August 09, 2006:
Critical Consensus: A Brave New "World," A "Step" Down, And No Screenings for "Pulse" and "Zoom"
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August 10, 2005:
"The Omen" Scares Up Two Stars
Not long ago we informed you that John Moore ("Flight of the Phoenix") was hired by Fox to helm their remake of "The Omen," and now comes word (from Variety)... More...
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