'Save the Last Dance' came out when I had just gotten into high school. Everyone loved this movie, except for me. Not because I thought it was bad, but because I couldn't dance well. That's a bad reason to hate a movie, but that's what happens when a movie gets girls expecting you to be Sean Patrick Thomas on the dance floor. Trust me, I'm not Sean Patrick Thomas anywhere. Maybe my disdain blinded me, but either way, I totally missed that Kerry Washington has a role in this film.
Nowadays we all love Kerry Washington, but there was a time when she wasn't a household name. In 'Save the Last Dance' she plays the role of Chenille and has a powerful scene with Julia Stiles where she gets to rip her a new one.