Take The Lead

Kathy and I both enjoyed this movie. While it claims to be based on a "true" story, from what I have been able to learn, the real story deals with elementary school kids, not the troubled high schoolers at an inner city school. Be that as it may, it was still a good story and it's nice to see that there are people out there who care about our youth and are willing to try something to help them out (even if that is ball room dancing. Hell, whatever works!).

I think it would have been better had we been able to see more of what brought them around to the dance instructors way of thinking. The kids, for trouble making, the school has given up on them, detention every day, type of kids, they seemed kind of harmless and came over from the dark side just a wee bit too easily. Especially when compared to a more realistic and truthful portrayal of inner city youth in shows like the Wire.

All in all, though, it was an enjoyable movie.