Save the Last Dance 2 (2006)
Sara joins Julliard in New York to fulfill her and her mother's dream of becoming the Prima ballerina of the school. She befriends her roommates, Zoe and Miles, who teach hip-hop classes. She has ballet classes with the rigid and famous Monique Delacroix that she idolizes - Monique requires full commitment, discipline and hard work from her students. When Miles, who is a composer, invites Sara to help him compose the music for the dance choreography Sara's passion for hip-hop is sparked and she also falls in love with Miles. When she is assigned to perform Giselle in an important event, she feels divided between the technique of the ballet and the creative work offered by Miles.
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Having quite enjoyed the first movie this second one felt like it was cheap and rushed. The main character of Sara being played by a different actress was the first thing that threw me off, and I had a hard time pretending it was the same character. The plot dealt with pretty much the same issues as the first movie, being into ballet then finding Hip Hop.. um, didn't she already do that in the first movie? It felt like they were just repeating what had already happened instead of continuing the journey. Columbus Short made the movie for me, didn't really know that much of him before but loved his performance and he was a likable character. The dancing didn't seem nearly as good in this movie either, and I'm assuming that is down to the editing rather than the actually choreography. I know they used some of the same choreographers (Rich & Tone) as they did in the first movie. Not sure how many they had though. The battle between Sara and Candy seemed way too staged and didn't give the image of a real club battle to me. The first film had quite a gritty vibe to it whereas this film was a lot lighter but less believable.I wouldn't say don't watch the movie because there are good parts, but don't expect anything like the first film.
This film has got to be one of the worst sequels ever produced. The plot line was poor, confusing and the ending was really unclear. Characters who were in it just disappeared without any fuss. No where near as good as number one. This sequel goes down in flop history with:Grease 2 & Dirty Dancing 2 Classics having their names ruined with producers who make one film to many!I just wondering if any of the people who have written reviews have actually seen the film??Total waste of money. I wouldn't recommend it at all!!!
OK well i definitely think that they should have stuck with Julia Stiles and Sean Patrick Thomas. They would have looked so much better in save the last dance 2.Izabella Miko was to Gothic to be Sara i didn't like how when she was in the "pit" she was very Gothic and it did not look like something Sara Johnson would were. And one more thing when Sara and mille are walking in the park her boot steps are WAY to loud you can barley hear them talk.Oand what about Zoe what was her point in the movie any way? at least Chenille was there to help people along the way and she got a point across that it doesn't matter who you love as long as they love you back. I done now.
I've got to say when I first heard about a Save the last dance 2 I thought cheap knock off can never come near the original. Then when I saw the cast for this film i was even inclined to feeling this was going to be a poor sequel but you know what its not that bad...I think that this is a fun lively little film its not a world beating film or anything like that but a good film to watch in the comfort of your home. I find this is probably one of the better dance films on the market at the moment and the love story element flowing in the background carries the film along nicely. I think perhaps 6/10 is a fair mark for this film.