Set in Northern Ireland, catholic Danny (William Ash) wants to be a professional football player after graduating high school. Right now he hopes to play for the Belfast, a protestant team. However, Danny seems to lack a certain focus and rhythm. When Belfast signs a catholic Brazilian to play, it gives Danny the idea that maybe he should take up the samba in order to improve his game.
Since he goes to an all boys catholic school, he convinces his friends to help him learn the samba through how to videos, but when they doesn't work he seeks out professional help. He goes to his first dance class and meets Oliver (Theo Fraser Steele), another high school football player. Except Oliver is there to support his girlfriend Lucy (Keri Russell), who hopes to win the young Irish Latin dance competition. Oliver decides to befriend Danny and invites his soccer team to play a friendly match with his school's soccer team.
During the game, Danny trying hard to impress Lucy accidentally trips Oliver, breaking his foot. Not being able to play soccer or compete in the dance competition with Lucy, Danny offers to be Lucy's new dance partner. At first she refuses but when he calls her a spoiled brat that gets everything she wants, Lucy decides to show him how to dance to prove him wrong about her. They start working together, and Danny improves his dancing and game tremendously. Enough to earn him a tryout with Belfast, the same day as the dance competition.
It sounds cliche and at times it is, but I was cringing where I should be and laughing where I should be and almost cheering (let's not get carried away) when I should be as well. However, the whole timing of the romance between the two characters seemed a little off. And Oliver was too nice to the point where I thought he was gay, and if he wasn't gay then I felt bad because he did nothing wrong. Plus there was an element of the movie that seemed to be focus with whether or not the Lucy character would end up in England or stay in Ireland, and they made it seem like she would be staying for a guy if she did, which pissed me off. But otherwise I thought it was very cute. A good chick flick.
Rating: ****
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