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'Footloose': Same Old Song and Dance

The movie that made kids dance in the 1980s returns with a new cast and new moves but the same tired story line.

Movie: Footloose

Footloose is back, 27 years after America first cut loose with the story of old folks who hate loud music and wild dancing teens who want to shake their groove thing all night long.

The story remains basically the same in this remake, largely shot in Hiram, Acworth, Kennesaw and other Atlanta-area sites. A grieving pastor (Dennis Quaid now, John Lithgow in 1984) leads a drive to pass an ordinance forbidding dancing, and a few years later his daughter, Ariel (Julianne Hough now, Lori Singer then), stirs controversy by participating in forbidden, underground dancing.

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The new kid in town, Ren McCormack (Kenny Wormald in place of Kevin Bacon), rallies the teens to petition the city to allow dancing. For a town that hasn't had public dancing in a while, the kids are suspiciously well choreographed.

When you remake a movie that wasn’t great to begin with, you get another not-so-great movie. Footloose is fun, ridiculously far-fetched, and, for the most part, too cute and loaded with gobs of sap. The flick-o-meter gives it barely three out of five. 

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Showtimes

Check out all the showtimes and pricing on the Cinemas 16 website.

Dinner: 

For this small-town American classic, why not fill up on a local favorite, barbecue.  offers a variety of mouth-watering sauces to compliment their barbecue and ribs that will leave you satisfied before you head to the theaters.

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