Great music, dancing and love story
I have seen some discrepancies on the storyline stated here. I have watched this movie many times but Amy Smart's character said she took ballet between 4 and 12 years of age. I don't remember her stating she had Broadway aspirations. The movie does speak loudly about disabilities and if you buy the movie you find out that one of the dancers is deaf. Tom Malloy mentions it in the commentary he does with Amy Smart on the DVD.This was an independent movie that almost went belly up and I have to say they did a really good job. It isn't about what type of dancing is better than another but about this man who rises above it all due to his disability to become a successful dance instructor and competitor. This in no way is a chick flick. There were too many males dedicated to the making of this movie. Many who compete and love this type of dancing. This story is not like any movie I have ever seen before other than it is about dancing.
It was about life. A couple are planning to marry and Amy's character wants to learn to dance for her wedding after she see's Tom Malloy's character dance where she teaches. Billy Zane's character is married to his job. Through this experience they come to find out they aren't right for each other. Tom's character and Amy's fall in love. That of course was expected and I would suppose most expected them to win the competition. Basically what they stated is they knew they weren't good enough to win a competition like that but it was that their characters tried and they won later.
Tom Malloy and Amy Smart should be commended since they actually did most of the dancing in the movie and usually when their doubles came it was to do some of the lifts. They spent hours on end perfecting their dancing. Billy Zane is hilarious in this movie and a lot of his dialog was ad libbed.
There were friends and family in the movie and this is pointed out in the commentary. This is one thing I prefer about owning the DVD to just watching the movie. It gives great insight to the making of the film and the amount of effort it took and why they did scenes the way they did. I loved it from the first sitting because it isn't violent, bloody, or full of foul language. It is just a good movie without all the shock value that is so prevalent these days.
score 8/10
mollidew 27 October 2010
Reprint: https://www.imdb.com/review/rw2330239/35533
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