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Alynda Wheat, People: GOOD (NOT GREAT) (cg) "...the dance scenes are fantastic, with everything from country line-dancing to krumping. It's what hasn't changed between versions that falls flat..." (Read the full review...) 155 words, 10/13/11 Richard Corliss, Time: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "All right, maybe there is something timeless in anachronism. Maybe co-writer/director Craig Brewer has located the heart beneath the hoke." (Read the full review...) 826 words, 10/14/11 Jake Coyle, Associated Press: MODERATE (cg) "Director Craig Brewer has made a better, more colorful film, but his cast isn't nearly as memorable." (Read the full review...) 616 words, 10/13/11 Mara Reinstein, Us Weekly: VERY GOOD (cg) "...bursts with high-energy fun.... OK, OK, the story has only grown mustier in 2011. But, come on, it's all about the music -- and this is where the drama soars." (Read the full review...) 185 words, 10/13/11 Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly: OUTSTANDING (cg) "...a winning remake.... director Craig Brewer displays his coolest moves in the way he smartly unties this 'Footloose' from its 1980s moorings." (Read the full review...) 236 words, 10/07/11 Peter Travers, Rolling Stone: MODERATE (cg) "Wormald is not the actor Bacon is. This crimps his chemistry with Hough, who has the indefinable spark that indicates star potential." (Read the full review...) 267 words, 10/13/11 Claudia Puig, USA Today: MODERATE (cg) "Except for the energetic moves that are busted, there's not much to celebrate... None of the actors makes a lasting impression." (Read the full review...) 444 words, 10/14/11 Roger Ebert, RogerEbert.com: WEAK (cg) "...a film without wit, humor or purpose. It sets up the town elders as old farts who hate rock 'n' roll.... A bad movie, if faithfully remade, will produce another bad movie." (Read the full review...) 582 words, 10/14/11 James Rocchi, MSN Movies: GOOD (NOT GREAT) (cg) "Director Craig Brewer puts just enough smarts, sweat and swagger into his version of the dance steps making up this film that you can't help but move your feet and hum along." (Read the full review...) 770 words, 10/11/11 James Berardinelli, Reel Views: GOOD (NOT GREAT) (cg) "When the characters are dancing and the music is blaring, the film comes alive. It has energy and personality. Would that the same could be said about the dramatic scenes..." (Read the full review...) 798 words, 10/11/11
A.O. Scott, New York Times: FAIR "It only works when it settles down and lets the characters (and the audience) hang out and have a little fun. Which is all kids really want to do. Why does everyone make it so difficult?" (Read the full review...) 578 words, 10/14/11 Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News: GOOD (NOT GREAT) (cg) "Brewer ('Hustle & Flow') has softened the tone for his remake. But nearly everything else remains intact, and -- surprisingly -- that's just enough to win us over." (Read the full review...) 390 words, 10/14/11 Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "...underneath it all still beats the shameless heart of a by-the-numbers diversion..." (Read the full review...) 760 words, 10/14/11 Kyle Smith, New York Post: VERY GOOD (cg) "Kenny Wormald is at least as good as Kevin Bacon was, and Julianne Hough is a vast improvement on Lori Singer." (Read the full review...) 652 words, 10/14/11 Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune: MODERATE (cg) "...lacks a distinct personality of its own." (Read the full review...) 528 words, 10/14/11 Rafer Guzman, New York Newsday: VERY GOOD (cg) "A bouncy, buoyant, irresistible dance flick that smartly updates the 1984 original..." (Read the full review...) 419 words, 10/14/11 David Edelstein, New York Magazine: FAIR "...plays as if Dennis Quaid's preacher slipped into the editing room and snipped out most of the sexy stuff." (Read the full review...) 504 words, 10/14/11 Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: WEAK (cg) "...a film without wit, humor or purpose. It sets up the town elders as old farts who hate rock 'n' roll.... A bad movie, if faithfully remade, will produce another bad movie." (Read the full review...) 582 words, 10/14/11 Karina Longworth, Village Voice/LA Weekly: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "...heartfelt retread of a notably thin popcorn property does come alive during an illicit dance-off at a drive-in or when a line dance devolves into sweaty gyrations..." (Read the full review...) 824 words, 10/12/11 Peter Howell, Toronto Star: MODERATE (cg) "If it achieves anything, it would be in steering people back for another look at the '84 model, which still moves rather well." (Read the full review...) 727 words, 10/14/11 Jennie Punter, Toronto Globe & Mail: MODERATE (cg) "Brewer attempts too much here, giving us too many scenes that tell us the same thing... the film grows unwieldy and disturbingly uneven in tone." (Read the full review...) 650 words, 10/14/11 Radheyan Simonpillai, Toronto Now: POOR (cg) "...a slavish remake of a movie that wasn't all that good to begin with.... Some might call it an homage. I call it lazy." (Read the full review...) 202 words, 10/20/11
Ann Hornaday, Washington Post: GOOD (NOT GREAT) (cg) "...a largely unobjectionable note-for-note facsimile of Herbert Ross's ode... Brewer has made it look and sound a little bit more like the real world." (Read the full review...) 501 words, 10/14/11 Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer: GOOD (NOT GREAT) (cg) "As remakes go, 'Footloose' is fine, serving up slightly fresher batches of cheese and corn. But why? Why?" (Read the full review...) 416 words, 10/14/11 Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel: GOOD (NOT GREAT) (cg) "...a corny story, and just as dated as it was when it first came around 27 years ago.... But the dance scenes are more fun and Julianne Hough gives it a sexy, sassy edge..." (Read the full review...) 566 words, 10/14/11 Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star-Tribune: OUTSTANDING (cg) "...so easy to like it runs the risk of being underrated by snooty film lovers.... It's an eruption of joyous, jitterbugging energy and a polished piece of filmmaking." (Read the full review...) 513 words, 10/14/11 Bill Goodykoontz, Arizona Republic: GOOD (NOT GREAT) (cg) "...sappy, squeaky clean and far-fetched.... a pleasant reminder of the past for fans of the first one, and an agreeable-enough experience for everyone else." (Read the full review...) 585 words, 10/14/11 Wesley Morris, Boston Globe: GOOD (NOT GREAT) (cg) "I don't know what Brewer wanted to capture. There are too many close-ups of stomping, swinging feet to suggest he cared about great choreography." (Read the full review...) 607 words, 10/14/11 Stephen Whitty, New Jersey Star-Ledger: VERY GOOD (cg) "...will quite capably supply the same amount of carefree fun to a new generation. Which is exactly what a clever, if not particularly ambitious, remake sets out to do." (Read the full review...) 567 words, 10/14/11 Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle: VERY GOOD (cg) "...will appeal to audiences who haven't seen the 1984 original. And it has enough charm and life to it to compete with the memory of the earlier version." (Read the full review...) 655 words, 10/14/11 Moira Macdonald, Seattle Times: GOOD (NOT GREAT) (cg) "Despite its frequent goofy charm, there's no compelling reason for the new 'Footloose' to exist. Both homage and imitation, it's agreeable to watch but instantly forgotten." (Read the full review...) 328 words, 10/14/11 Shawn Levy, Portland Oregonian: GOOD (cg) "...captures much of the verve and charm of the original while retaining quite a bit of its conventionality and stodginess." (Read the full review...) 473 words, 10/14/11 Joe Williams, St. Louis Post-Dispatch: MODERATE (cg) "...the few black characters are mere tokens, and much of the choreography is country two-stepping... poses as a bold update, but it's shockingly out of step with the times." (Read the full review...) 413 words, 10/14/11 Steve Persall, St. Petersburg Times: EXCELLENT (cg) "...fancy-free, an iconic movie's tribute that could stand on its own two, tapping feet. Watch both versions back-to-back, and Brewer's respect and skillful reworkings are clear." (Read the full review...) 591 words, 10/13/11 Tom Long, Detroit News: VERY GOOD (cg) "In terms of empty-headed exuberance, it's hard to top..." (Read the full review...) 326 words, 10/14/11 Rene Rodriguez, Miami Herald: GOOD (NOT GREAT) (cg) "...aimed squarely at teenage audiences who will nod in silent agreement when Ren argues, 'This is our time.' " (Read the full review...) 680 words, 10/14/11
Karina Longworth, Village Voice/LA Weekly: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "...heartfelt retread of a notably thin popcorn property does come alive during an illicit dance-off at a drive-in or when a line dance devolves into sweaty gyrations..." (Read the full review...) 824 words, 10/12/11 Mack Rawden, Cinema Blend: EXCELLENT (cg) "...both a pleasant surprise and a hell of a good time, at least if you're willing to just go with it." (Read the full review...) 695 words, 10/15/11 Betsy Sherman, Boston Phoenix: MODERATE (cg) "...at best a guilty pleasure." (Read the full review...) 163 words, 10/13/11 Nathan Rabin, AV Club: EXCELLENT (cg) "Brewer can't decide whether to lampoon the original's premise, play it straight, or push it even further into the realm of melodrama, but he mostly ends up playing it straight..." (Read the full review...) 387 words, 10/13/11 Stephanie Zacharek, Movieline: OUTSTANDING (cg) "Brewer is one of the few contemporary filmmakers I know of who can make movies about the South without sentimentalizing it, glorifying it or looking down on it." (Read the full review...) 1,101 words, 10/13/11 R. Kurt Osenlund, Slant: GOOD (NOT GREAT) (cg) "...stylish, modern, nostalgic, cheesy, and more than a little Frankensteinian..." (Read the full review...) 895 words, 10/12/11 Radheyan Simonpillai, Toronto Now: POOR (cg) "...a slavish remake of a movie that wasn't all that good to begin with.... Some might call it an homage. I call it lazy." (Read the full review...) 202 words, 10/20/11 MaryAnn Johanson, Flick Filosopher: POOR (cg) "You want a great movie with dancing and frustrated high-school kids? Rent 'Grease.' If movies were better in the 80s, they were better still in the 70s. Amirite?" (Read the full review...) 853 words, 10/12/11
A.O. Scott, New York Times: FAIR "It only works when it settles down and lets the characters (and the audience) hang out and have a little fun. Which is all kids really want to do. Why does everyone make it so difficult?" (Read the full review...) 578 words, 10/14/11 Andrew Lapin, NPR: VERY GOOD "Brewer retains about 90 percent of Dean Pitchford's original screenplay and yet somehow walks away with a film that's light years more nuanced and fun." (Read the full review...) 800 words, 10/14/11 Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "...underneath it all still beats the shameless heart of a by-the-numbers diversion..." (Read the full review...) 760 words, 10/14/11
Rob Nelson, Daily Variety: MODERATE "...never quite cuts loose enough to distinguish itself from the original.... Brewer's musical staging is subtly less theatrical than Herbert Ross', but it hardly constitutes a reinvention." (Read the full review...) 855 words, 10/01/11 Todd McCarthy, Hollywood Reporter: FAIR "...showcases a dynamic and attractive new actor, Kenny Wormald, but otherwise, this is a by-the-numbers affair that generates rote sympathy for hormonally-charged high schoolers..." (Read the full review...) 947 words, 10/11/11 Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "...underneath it all still beats the shameless heart of a by-the-numbers diversion..." (Read the full review...) 760 words, 10/14/11 Emanuel Levy, Cinema 24/7: GOOD (cg) "...tame and safe... an impersonal movie that lacks distinctive vision or aesthetic, and one that could take place at any geographic place and at any historic time..." (Read the full review...) 504 words, 10/10/11 A.O. Scott, New York Times: FAIR "It only works when it settles down and lets the characters (and the audience) hang out and have a little fun. Which is all kids really want to do. Why does everyone make it so difficult?" (Read the full review...) 578 words, 10/14/11
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