This film does other power-of-dance movies one better by downplaying the dancing and underscoring what its brethren often lack: a compelling, wrenching and wonderfully inspiring story.Read Full Review »
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CHICAGO SUN-TIMES: Roger Ebert
The adults at the Hotchkiss reunion are played by an assortment of splendid actors.Read Full Review »
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Boston Globe: Wesley Morris
I wish I could say there is something pleasurable in watching John Goodman reminisce about the good old days while impaled on a steering wheel in the Volvo he's crashed on a California freeway, but I can't find what it is.Read Full Review »
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USA Today: Claudia Puig
The story is corny and predictable, but Carlyle's subtle, nuanced performance saves the movie from drowning in sentimentality.Read Full Review »
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ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Owen Gleiberman
Really, about all that unifies the movie is its inclination to turn little people's dreams into limply ''affectionate'' camp.Read Full Review »
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The New York Times: Jeannette Catsoulis
Despite a gloriously baroque performance from Mr. Wahlberg - attempting moves certified only for Antonio Banderas - Marilyn Hotchkiss Ballroom Dancing and Charm School remains irredeemably soggy.Read Full Review »
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Village Voice: Rob Nelson
This flat-footed male weepie musters an insurance ad's worth of clichés about the importance of busting a move in middle age-and it strains so hard to do so that it's almost perversely compelling.Read Full Review »
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