back in 1984 and when footloose come out and dance movie be very popular . after the success of 1970 production and like saturday night fever and everyone be try to get some in the 1980 . that where the problem begin . every dance movie that come out and you already know what be go to happen and what be it about and etc . and with footloose and be no different . this movie tell the story of ren mccormack ( kevin bacon ) and a boy from chicago that move to a small town . there and while fall in love with the reverend daughter ( lori singer ) and he find out that there be a law against dance in this town ( . ) and now he try to organize a dance ball for his class and fight against his law . from this and you already know what go to happen and and it really bore . the plot be really absurd and if it be set in the 1950 and it would be believable . at least the movie have a few sub plot and but none of them be interest or get your attention and they be all cliché and predictable . by in the middle of it and i keep think if this a dance movie and why a plot . what about the dancing . and that where lie the problem of the movie . a dance movie with no dancing . the soundtrack be excellent with great original song like footloose and let hear it from the boy and but you do not get to see anyone dance in the most of the movie . instead and what you get be bad make dialog and a non believable story . the acting here be ridiculous . kevin bacon look more like a gay alien and nothing else and and lori singer isn not beautiful at all . thankfully and the movie have john lithgow and dianne wiest and and they really save the movie . they be both excellent a the reverend and his wife . the other aspect aren not even worth mentioning and but herbert ross direct really bother me with close ups of people foot . overral and this be a really bad dance movie . the direction bother you and and the two lead do not act their way out . but the nice soundtrack and original song and as well a john lithgow and dianne wiest make the movie watchable . it good then flashdance and what doesn not say much and but it nothing compare to good dance movie and like saturday night fever negative .