Save the Last Dance 2

Sara (Izabella Miko) joins Julliard in New York to fulfill hers and her mother dream and become the prima ballerina of the school. She befriends her roommate Zoe (Aubrey Dollar) and Miles (Columbus Short), who gives classes of hip-hop. She has ballet classes with the rigid and famous Monique Delacroix (Jacqueline Bisset) that she idolizes and Monique requires full commitment, discipline and hard work from her students. When Miles, who is a composer that researches sounds, invites Sara to help him in the dance choreography of his music, Sara's passion for hip- hop arises and she falls in love for 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.

"Save the Last Dance 2" is a messy romance, full of incoherencies. For example, Sara's dream has always been to join Julliard and become the prima ballerina. Her mother died while driving to see her audition. However, when she has just accomplished success and recognition, she concludes that ballet is a mechanical repetition of steps and movements and she throws her promising career in the garbage in an absurd impulse. The relationship between Miles and Monique is ridiculous. I could list many other flaws in the story, but "Save the Last Dance 2" is also pleasant and entertaining if the viewer does not think much about the plot. Last but not the least, Izabella Miko and the dance choreography make it worth. My vote is six.

Title (Brazil): "No Balanço do Amor 2" ("In the Swing of Love 2")

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.

The biggest problem with this film is the total lack of resonance with Save the Last Dance 1. As a stand-alone it is no worse than any other average dance movie I have seen. It lacks emotional connection but not sure if it is the script or the lead female actor.

I liked this movie just about as much as the first, if not more. I know it's odd to say that about a sequel, and a sequel going straight to DVD without it's original cast no less, but I really liked it. I thought it was a good movie about following your heart and finding your place and passion. Some people are saying that it has the same storyline as the original, but I didn't see that. I thought it was completely different. There are different people, different surroundings. Sara is already at Julliard in this one and she's in love with rap and hip-hop music at this point. How can you be more different than that? This movie talks about the love of dance whichever way your dreams take you.

This wasn't too bad a movie. It was basically about following your dreams and dealing with adversity along the way. Although I had basically seen the movie before with different titles (if you get my meaning), I thought the movie was good. Izabella Miko was good in the lead role as she performed the dance scenes well. Those scenes, by the way, were spectacular! (especially the ballet scenes and the part at a night club) While the themes of the movie were familiar, I found this movie to be refreshing and a good way to spend less than an hour and a half. I would recommend it.

** 1/2 out of ****