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Footloose. Craig, Brewer. Perf. Julianne Hough, Kenny Wormald, Dennis Quaid. Paramount Pictures. 2011. Film.

[|__http://www.reelviews.net/php_review_template.php?identifier=2362__] Berardinelli, James. “Footloose.” Reelviews. Reelviews. 11 October, 2011. Web. James Beredinelli gave footloose two and a half out of four stars. He said the movie had lots of energy and personality at the beginning however it took a sharp turn for the worst shortly after. James said the acting was mediocre and the dialogue was atrocious. In James opinion the movie would have been better if there was more dancing and less talking. James said the weakest aspect was Chuck who played the role of a one dimensional redneck who's biggest scene was a waste of time and superfluous.

[|__http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/footloose-2011__] Ebert, Roger. “Footloose.” rogerebert.com. Ebert Digital LLC. 12 October, 2011. Web. Roger feels the movie was very similar and was word for word in certain parts of the old footloose. He said the Actor Ren did not have the charisma to play the part in this film. He also said the theme of the movie was bizarre and unlikely making it hard for people to relate to it. He sums it up by saying "This new "Footloose" is a film without wit, humor or purpose...A bad movie, if faithfully remade, will produce another bad movie."

[|http://ezinearticles.com/?Movie-Review---Footloose-(2011)&id=665042] Pandolfi, Chris. “Movie Review-Footloose (2011).) ezinearticles.com. SparkNET. 25 October, 2011. Web. He went in with low expectations. He thought the old version had an inadequate plot, character, and them. The new version tells the same story, but add a couple of changes. Despite only minor changes, he thinks the new one is stronger. The slight changes, shuffling of lines and scenes, made a drastic difference. It has many of the same problems as the old film. The entire plot is ridiculous, but the new version could be taken more seriously. Adding the car crash scene at the beginning makes the movie more credible. Williard is played better by a better actor this time around. The relationship between Ren and Ariel is still too contrived. Some of the scenes were still funny, like when Ren lets off steam by dancing wildly in an abandoned factory. The montage of Willard learning how to dance was also funny. The fistfight between Ren and Chuck was still unnecessary and in bad taste. The turnaround of the Reverend was easier to accept, but still a bit murky. The soundtrack was not as good or memorable with the country and hip hop instead of rock. The dancing is very well choreographed and energetic. Not a masterpiece, but does what it was supposed to.