Strictly Ballroom

r96sk

8.0

May 04, 2021

Part 1 of Baz Luhrmann's Red Curtain Trilogy: <em>'Strictly Ballroom'</em>. Entertaining! It's as if <em>'Dirty Dancing'</em> and <em>'Blades of Glory'</em> had a baby. The comedic parts work better than the more romantic parts, but all in all it's an enjoyable watch - even for someone who holds no interest in dance. It's also extremel...

CinemaSerf

7.0

July 24, 2023

Rarely can one movie be credited with resurrecting an entire genre of programming, but this one certainly reinvigorated media - and participatory - interest in the reputationally staid pursuit of ballroom dancing. The young, accomplished and handsome "Scott" (Paul Mercurio) is determined to get to the top and to do it his way. He is not c...

Filipe Manuel Neto

7.0

March 11, 2024

**A film that remains fresh and enjoyable, even if the plot suffers from irritating clichés and other problems.** Dance is one of those arts that is occasionally portrayed in cinema, and this film is reasonably similar to others that focus on ballroom dancing and major dance competitions (I'm thinking of the most obvious example, “Shal...