Approved for All Ages

Save The Last Dance – Edited

Seventeen-year-old Sara Johnson's [Julie Stiles] world is turned upside down when her mom is killed in an automobile accident. Devastated, she has no choice but to live with her father [Terry Kinney], a struggling musician in Chicago. Moving from a small town "where everybody knows your name" into an inner city apartment with a stranger she has nothing in common with, except DNA, overwhelms Sara. But, with surprising ease, she makes friends with Chenille [Kerry Washington], a young single mother, and her brother, Derek [Sean Patrick Thomas]. Both are students in the virtually all-black high school. Sara is introduced into the world of rap, slang and club dancing. As Derek and Sara's relationship blossoms, he encourages her to follow her dream and apply for a ballet scholarship at Julliard. Derek's been accepted at Georgetown University, but he becomes confused where his loyalties lie - to his corrupt, drug-dealing friend or pursuing a medical degree. This edited version was provided and edited by Family Flix.
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Dove Review

The dancing’s good in this film, and the target audience of teenagers will enjoy that a lot. After losing her mother, Sara puts on the survival face and blends immensely well into an area of Chicago that most girls would run away from. While she appears to have a lot of chutzpah, the tears flow freely as her relationship with Derek blossoms and she softens and talks about her mother. There are instances of blatant sexual dancing, although they’re brief. This isn’t a video I’d watch again, but teenagers might enjoy seeing the dancing. Sara and Derek’s only physical contacts are a couple of kisses. Overall, a film about life on the south side of Chicago and one young woman’s walk in diversity and having to deal with reverse discrimination.

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