An utterly formulaic, teen-oriented romance whose greatest asset is charming
leads Julia Stiles and Sean Patrick Thomas. Small-town teen Sara (Stiles)
lives for dancing, until her mother is killed in a car accident. Sara blames
herself — mom was rushing to watch Sara audition for a prestigious dance
academy — and in her grief abandons ballet. Sara's also forced to move in
with her estranged father (Terry Kinney), a jazz musician who lives in a rough
Chicago neighborhood, and attend a sprawling urban high school where she's one
of a handful of white students. Fortunately, Sara is taken under the wing of
Chenille (Kerry Washington), who he...
Released:
2001
Rated:
PG-13
Length:
113 mins