I enjoyed a much needed Mom’s-night-out-to-herself and went to see the Footloose remake. I was a bit skeptical; I mean, Kevin Bacon = Footloose … but I loved it!

Dancer Julianne Hough is getting a lot of well deserved attention for her role as Ariel (and who wouldn’t want those abs?! She puts Daisy Duke to shame!), but my two fave characters were Willard and his down-to-earth GF, Rusty. Miles Teller is adorable, and I would like to adopt him if, you know, he wasn’t 24 instead of a teen like his character, not to mention the small detail that I’m already drowning in testosterone around here! :p I adored Rusty as a devoted but slightly-sassy-and-will-kick-@ss-if-you-provoke-her best friend. Besides, I am envious of Ziah Colon’s gorgeous hair! If I had ethnic hair instead of scraggly, fine, white-girl hair, I would wear long, springy curls!

Kenny Wormald didn’t seem to have the same rebellious hard edge that Kevin Bacon had in his portrayal of Ren MacCormack, but hoo-wee, the boy can dance! (And Kenny has the advantage of a fashion shift that allows jean waistbands below the ribcage. Oh, 80s … what were you thinking?!)

I also *loved* the remake of “Holding out for a Hero” as a ballad. I must get the soundtrack for this movie!