Neve Campbell,
Malcolm McDowell,
James Franco,
Barbara E. Robertson,
William Dick
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Robert Altman directs the musical drama The Company from an original story by actress Neve Campbell, based on her own experiences with The National Ballet of Canada. At the center of the ensemble cast... read more
DVD Release Date: June 1, 2004
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May 5, 2011"The Company" is Robert Altman's most naturalistic and expressive film. The thing you have to understand about the picture is that Altman is not concerned with crafting a structured narrative. He is concerned with observing. "The Company" is a fly on the wall peek into the world ... read more
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April 30, 2011This was a really bad movie, I'm sort of ashamed that Robert Altman was connected to this project. Then why did I give it three stars? Mainly because the ballet sequences were stunning. When everybody just shut their mouths and started spinning, it was just magic.
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July 27, 2008Uninteresting, I really expected more from Altman, Just a showcase of dance pieces & I never liked dance movies
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June 26, 2007Very odd. Not bad, just odd, which I have come to expect from Altman's films. There is no cohesive plot and no real character development. Neve Campbell is a wonderful dancer and does not oversell her role. Altman's signature camera really tells the story - long takes, wide s... read more
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May 13, 2007This ballet movie with Neve Campbell (she's a real-life one-time ballerina) doesn't seems really interested to me, but the dance sequences in the ballet scenes are quite okay.
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July 14, 2006[font=Century Gothic]"The Company" is a docudrama about the Joffrey Ballet in Chicago, as led by their legendary artistic director, Alberto Antonelli(Malcolm McDowell). The movie is directed by Robert Altman in a verite style, even the sequences about the dancers' private lives.... read more
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October 31, 2009Some very slow moving stretches make this film a bit of a disappointment. It does have some imaginative dance choreography and the acting is good, but it is a bit predictable. Still, it does manage to be mostly entertaining.
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September 17, 2007This movie is not the greatest "ballerina" movie I have ever seen. I only watched it becuase of James Franco and he wasn't even around a lot. If you wanna watch good ballet action go watch Center Stage!
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July 6, 2007This is pretty much just a bunch of footage of ballets with bits of movie lazily spliced inbetween. The only reason I made it past the 10 minute mark was because of the promise of James Franco, but not even he can make this movie tolerable.
Critic Reviews
March 19, 2004
Jay Boyar, Orlando Sentinel
February 26, 2004
Kenneth LaFave, Arizona Republic
Altman thrusts upon the audience the responsibility of connecting the dots. But the dots don't connect, and instead of the resolution that generally follows tension, there is a feeling of having misse...
February 5, 2004
Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer
It neither adores nor disapproves of its players, which leaves the moviegoer a little clueless, and unmoved.
January 30, 2004
Peter Howell, Toronto Star
The measured pace of The Company could tax the patience of some, but the dancing is so well executed, and so energetic, that only the most dance-averse members of the audience would likely object. Full Review
January 30, 2004
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail
A love letter to performers who put their egos and bodies on the line. Full Review
January 23, 2004
Joe Baltake, Sacramento Bee
A documentary-like movie that's as self-absorbed and artificial as those reality shows now littering network television -- and enragingly pretentious, to boot. Full Review
January 23, 2004
Desson Thomson, Washington Post
It's a joy to watch these colorful characters, and their exacting, physically demanding dances, from a leisured distance.
January 23, 2004
Lisa Kennedy, Denver Post
In straining to mix the real story of ballet's demands with a romance, The Company fails to capture our imaginations. Full Review
January 22, 2004
Jeff Strickler, Minneapolis Star Tribune
Altman is a master at blending ensemble casts ... but there's little he can do with these nondescript characters, who quickly blend into a faceless morass. Full Review
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