'Footloose' stays true to classic original

If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.

'Footloose' stays true to classic original

If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.

That’s the mantra of director Craig Brewer, who updates the storyline of this toe-tapping remake to present day Georgia but retains the familiar characters and plot of the 1984 classic, which immortalised Kevin Bacon as a teen rebel who unites the emotionally scarred youth of his hometown with the intoxicating power of boogie.

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