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Save the Last Dance (2001) Movie Reviews

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Movie critics combined give Save the Last Dance (2001) a score of 2.6649 out of 4

based on (133) reviews

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Excellent

(2)

Very Good

(97)

Good

(31)

Fair

(2)

Poor

(1)

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Reel Movie Critic (George O. Singleton)

Sara is invited to a dance club and she buys a fake ID from Snookie (Vince Green), who's the club's DJ. She sees Derek at the club and accepts his invitation to dance. He's a good hip-hop dancer and unknown to Derek, Sara catches on quickly because of...read the complete Save the Last Dance (2001) review at Reel Movie Critic (George O. Singleton)

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Film Quips Online (John R. McEwen)

Although this story arc is predictable, pandering, patronizing to both blacks and whites, and generally all too easy, Stiles and Thomas won me over on sheer charm. The fact that they are both fabulously attractive doesn't hurt, of course, but there is...read the complete Save the Last Dance (2001) review at Film Quips Online (John R. McEwen)

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Washington Post (Desson Thomson)

A spirited, dirty dance between the polished inauthenticity of Hollywood romance-musicals and hip-hop's central tenet: keeping it real....read the complete Save the Last Dance (2001) review at Washington Post (Desson Thomson)

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The Movie Mom (Nell Minow)

There is real logic and there is movie logic. Audiences are usually very forgiving of lapses in movie logic -- we recognize that people always get perfect parking spaces and have correct change and live in fabulous apartments that their characters could...read the complete Save the Last Dance (2001) review at The Movie Mom (Nell Minow)