Movie review: Footloose
I think I liked the original version of Footloose better than the remake. That being said, I thought both Julianne Hough (Ariel) and Miles Teller (Willard)were very good.
And the dancing was great. Kenny Wormald was okay as Ren, but Kevin Bacon had more of a spark in the original.
I thought the idea of showing the car crash that led to the dancing ban in Bomont was a wise decision. That had much more impact than just talking about the crash, as they did in the original. And the decision to make Ren virtually parentless and sent off alone to live in the country with relatives probably made the audience sympathize with him more than in the original (where he still had a mother, who moved to Bomont with him).
All in all, worth a matinee price or Netflix rental for the music, dancing, Julianne and Willard (and the 2 adorable little girls who play Ren's cousins).
And the dancing was great. Kenny Wormald was okay as Ren, but Kevin Bacon had more of a spark in the original.
I thought the idea of showing the car crash that led to the dancing ban in Bomont was a wise decision. That had much more impact than just talking about the crash, as they did in the original. And the decision to make Ren virtually parentless and sent off alone to live in the country with relatives probably made the audience sympathize with him more than in the original (where he still had a mother, who moved to Bomont with him).
All in all, worth a matinee price or Netflix rental for the music, dancing, Julianne and Willard (and the 2 adorable little girls who play Ren's cousins).
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