Save the Last Dance 2

(2006) Save The Last Dance 2 DRAMA

Second film with no relevance to the first one made in 2001 starring Julia Stiles and Omar Sean Patrick Thomas, other than they are both dancing movies and with an entirely whole new cast, this one stars Izabella Miko as Sara and Columbus Short as Miles whose ambitions intertwined when Sara on her first day to Julliard with aspirations to become a professional ballerina, except that she's exploring other dances and is starting to enjoy it too. Despite some bad acting and without seeing the first one, I thought this film is a realistic portrayal about the dilemmas teenagers have to confront who have ambitions to become the best dancer when the training can be rigorous. And although the relationship between the two stars can be seen a mile away, it serves only a small portion of the film's overall message which viewers can use the fast forward button for, it would've been nice if the dancing was a little deeper instead of just using familiar issues regarding dancing, such as pills and peer pressure. And I didn't care too much about some of the track songs either.

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.

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.

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")