But because I know you're more curious than that, let me break it down a little bit further.
How Holiday Spin is like The Karate Kid: It stars Ralph Macchio, the original Karate Kid and Dancing with the Stars alumni.
Also, Macchio's estranged son in the movie is training to be an MMA fighter. MMA is basically the new karate, and during the fighting sequences I found myself wishing the background music were "You're the Best" or even "Cruel Summer."
How Holiday Spin is like Step Up: A girl whose life centers entirely on dance falls for a bad boy who just happens to be great at dancing.
How Holiday Spin is like Grease: At a holiday party, the good girl and boy get into a dance off with her ex-boyfriend (who looks like a creepy adult version of Bug Hall with diamond-studded earrings like Justin Timberlake's circa 1999) and his ethnic girlfriend. It might as well be Sandy and Danny versus Kinickie and Cha-Cha.
How Holiday Spin is like Dirty Dancing: The MMA fighter loves to dance in black pants and a black tank top. Patrick Swayze called. He wants his wardrobe back.
Even though Holiday Spin looks a feels like a dance movie mash-up, the holiday "spin" it puts on the genre makes up for it. The movie takes place in Miami (but sadly doesn't feature any cameo appearances by the cast of Dance Moms: Miami) so there are more palm trees than pine trees, but the final dance competition features holiday-themed ballroom dance costumes that are spot on. (The best dance in the show is by far Bug Hall/Kinickie's Christmas Quick Step. He should have won. He was robbed.)
Bottom-line: Either my mom or I predicted every major plot point, but we had a lot of fun guessing them along the way. And making references to The Karate Kid/Step Up/Grease/Dirty Dancing. Make some time for this one. Bonus points if you find a good place for a "Sweep the leg!" reference or a "Wax on, wax off."
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