Footloose

There comes a time to cut loose.

The second remake this week goes all the way back to the 1980s. A city youth moves to a small town, where he is horrified to discover that they have banned loud music and dancing after an incident a few years previously. He naturally sets about challenging this edict, his main enemy being the local preacher. The preacher has a pretty daughter and our city boy and her are soon an item, further complicating issues between the main protagonists.

116 minutes.
No persons under 13 (Language, Violence).
Comedy, Drama, Musical.

Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.

Those shorts are almost too short...

Credits

Cast	Kenny Wormald, Julianne Hough, Dennis Quaid, Andie MacDowell, Miles Teller, Ray McKinnon, Patrick John Flueger
Director	Craig Brewer
Screenplay	Dean Pitchford, Craig Brewer
Music	Deborah Lurie
Cinematography	Amy Vincent
Editing	Billy Fox
Sound formats	Dolby Digital, Sony Dynamic Digital Sound, DTS
Soundtrack	Available
Made in	2011
Produced by	Paramount Pictures, Spyglass Entertainment, Dylan Sellers Productions, Zadan/Meron Productions, Weston Pictures, MTV Films

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ScreenIt Report (USA)

Sex / Nudity	Violence	Blood / Gore / Gross
Guns / Weapons	Profanity	Alcohol / Drugs
Smoking	Disrespectful / Bad Attitude	Imitative Behaviour
Frightening / Tense Scenes	Jump Scenes	Tense Family Scenes
Music (Scary/Tense)	Music (Inappropriate)	Topics to talk about

Ratings

Scale (Max)	20
What the Critics say
Cape Argus / The Star Ann Hornaday Footloose, the 1984 rebels-and-rock musical that defined a generation, has been unnecessarily but energetically repurposed for a new demographic cohort. This film never needed to be dragged into the 21st century but it now looks and sounds a little bit more like the real world.	5
Cape Times Todd McCarthy Small town gets a coat of red paint.	10
Box Office Todd Gilchrist For what it's worth, Craig Brewer's Footloose is the best 1980s movie made in 2011.	10
ScreenIt C. Fuchs If there's one complaint (beyond the remake issue) it's that there isn't enough dancing, especially for a movie about just that.	10
Metacritic.com 35 critics	12
Rottentomatoes critics 153 critics	12
Rottentomatoes tomatometer Tomatometer While it hews closely to the 1984 original, Craig Brewer infuses his Footloose remake with toe-tapping energy and manages to keep the story fresh for a new generation.	14
Movie Review Query Engine MRQE critics	12
What the People say
Internet 4878 Netizens This version of Footloose is a pretty good remake of the original	10
Average .. 53%	11