Robert Carlyle,
Marisa Tomei,
Mary Steenburgen,
John Goodman,
Sean Astin
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Randall Miller's Marilyn Hotchkiss Ballroom Dancing & Charm School compiles an all-star cast to tell an unabashedly emotional story about life, love, and destiny. Robert Carlyle portrays Frank Keane, ... read more
DVD Release Date: July 4, 2006
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March 1, 2008Stars for having such a great cast. John Goodman plays a memorable character, and it has Ernie Hudson so you know you want some.
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September 28, 2007I absolutely ADORE Mary Steenburgen but she is a horrible dancer. Carlyle was excellent. Rest of film was farfetched and flighty.
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September 1, 2008Great movie. Good story plot that follows a grieving baker who connects with a total stranger's story about ballroom dancing. Great cast. Definitely worthy.
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March 25, 2007There's just something about ballroom dancing films, when they're done right they're so good (see also Strictly Ballroom and the Japanese version of Shall We Dance).
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October 23, 2006Interesting. The concept was nice, but there wasn't really anything special about it. Some people will love it (granted, there were a couple of good scenes), but I found it a bit too slow. Marisa Tomei and Mary Steenburgen were good. Confusing though is the fact that on the poste... read more
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July 2, 2009This movie pops into my head every time I think of te word "cute." I adore it! But it is quite sad how the lady forgets about the boy...
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June 23, 2009(2006 Director: Randall Miller) Frank Keane (Medium) is a somewhat shy widower who is trying to get back into circulation and on someone's advice decides to try ballroom dancing where he meets Marissa Tome who portrays a battered girlfriend who finds her calm in ballroom dancing.
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March 10, 2009A tragedy nicely seen through the eyes of romance. Takes you on a journey through the eyes of a man that has held onto a promise long forgotten by whom he made it to, but experienced by a stranger who lends him an ear as well as his own promise.
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November 11, 2008A very off-kilter start to this movie jarred me a bit and the overall handling of the character development kept me at a distance for some of it. Then it warmed and just wanted to show that even though these are slightly stereotypical and fabricated fictional characters, they are... read more
Critic Reviews
April 28, 2006
Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel
April 21, 2006
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
The picture trivializes the characters, hinting at depths it can't depict, aiming at a profundity of feeling it can't begin to reach. Full Review
April 21, 2006
Bruce Westbrook, Houston Chronicle
Beyond Wahlberg's deft moves, School's dancing is leaden, not charming, and the only challenge is enduring the film's lumbering progress until it finally clicks at the end. Full Review
April 8, 2006
James Greenberg, Hollywood Reporter
Predictable and decidedly old-fashioned in its sensibility, the film is likely to win over audiences if not critics.
April 7, 2006
Tom Long, Detroit News
Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing and Charm School may stumble at times, but at least it gets out on the dance floor and has a good time. Full Review
April 7, 2006
Lisa Kennedy, Denver Post
The film moves like a newbie following a diagram of arrows and shoes and counting out loud. Full Review
April 7, 2006
Wesley Morris, Boston Globe
It's been simultaneously overwritten and underdirected by Randall Miller, who has turned his sweet 16-year-old short film into a syrupy, long-faced drama. Full Review
April 6, 2006
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Think about this. You liked a schoolmate when you were 8, and for 40 years have focused on this reunion. Are you crazy? Full Review
April 6, 2006
Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star Tribune
Wildly inconsistent in tone and point of view, torn between grim and sitcom-silly acting styles, slathered with a frosting of pop-psych self-help clichés, it's the film equivalent of the jarring car c...
April 6, 2006
Sid Smith, Chicago Tribune
Too cute, too transparent, too precious and ultimately too much. Full Review
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