I was so impressed with the idea of the remake of Fame but the reality was something different.

The cast, in the UK definitely are unknown. The acting, i'm sorry to say, was nothing special. The film bared no resemblance to the original and did nothing for me personally.

There was no need for this remake, the writers either could not be bothered to make the characters real or did not feel any one storyline was worth pushing in order to make it believable. This contributed to the film feeling just like any old film.

However, the dancing, when we were allowed to see it (as we never saw a whole routine), was excellent. I could have happily sat through hours of dancing. The singing was ok but there were no goose bump moments. I also liked the inclusion of modern music, for example, rap music. They also made a special point of making reference to artists like that of Lauren Hill.

On the whole it was an interesting film but if you are old enough, like me, to have seen the original it is sadly lacking!!!