Footloose : Movie Review


Craig Brewer’s remake of Footloose opens with Kenny Loggins’ original title track, and as kids dance and drink and drive off into the night, the first impression is one of reverence — even when Brewer promptly slams an 18-wheeler and brings the move-busting to a halt.

In the 1984 film, we were only told about the car accident that caused a small town to institute a ban on underage dancing, for the safety of their teens. Here, it’s front and center, and it serves as a sturdier excuse for the (still) far-fetched law to be passed and, later on, for the rural town of Bomont, Georgia, to rebuild itself with the help of rebellious, dance-happy outsider Ren MacCormack (Kenny Wormald, stepping into Kevin Bacon’s iconic role).

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Author : William Goss