Wide release 10-14-11
12-15-11 at Crossroads, alone with about 6 other single women scattered around the theater
PG-13 (1:53)
RT: critics and audience both 71%
cag: Liked it
Director: Craig Brewer
Paramount Studios
Dennis Quaid (Preacher), Andie McDowell (wife) Kenny Wormald (Ren) Julianne Hough (Ariel) Miles Teller (Willard)
This movie followed its original, 27 year old version, quite a bit. (How can the original be 27 years old???) The one big difference, and one that really made sense, was the Ren's single mom had just died of leukemia, and he had been by her side throughout. He, too, knew firsthand what it was to lose a loved one. It also gave his character a depth that was missing in Kevin Bacon's role.
Kenny Wormald is adorable. The guy who played his best friend was just great. I loved the way the movie was cast, I totally enjoyed the music, and I loved that it began with the night, 3 years before, that had killed Ariel's brother - complete with the Kenny Loggins' version of the song, "Footloose." I love Blake Shelton, but I wish his version of "Footloose" sounded more Blake Shelton-y.
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