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(1 - 29) of 29 OFCS Rating: 50% Rotten Page   1   "A totally delightful film overflowing with passion for life, love -- and ballroom dancing."   ReelTalk Movie Reviews   Betty Jo Tucker D+ "The new Dance is a lukewarm Hollywood T-ball game, where the only goal is to please every potential audience member out there in the great unknown."   FilmJerk.com   Brian Orndorf 69/100 "Director Peter Chelsom pulls off the unexpected and actually produces a passable, if not entirely successful film."   Apollo Guide   Dan Jardine B- "Cute. Waltzes right past “airy” on its way to the Sugarland Express. Keep your insulin handy."   EDGE Boston   David Foucher 2.5/4 "The dynamic pacing, plentiful dancing numbers, and charismatic actors ensure that even [more demanding viewers] will find themselves pleasantly diverted."   TheMovieBoy.com   Dustin Putman 1.5/4 "This G-rated version of Unfaithful suggests middle-aged men and women can have their cake as long as they just rub up against it but don’t eat it."   Slant Magazine   Ed Gonzalez D+ "There are good movies about the transformative power of dance, but all this one does is parade stock characters around and hint at tiny changes they've made in their lives."   EricDSnider.com   Eric D. Snider B- "A reasonably diverting piece, even if it's a distant also-ran to the charming Japanese original."   One Guy's Opinion   Frank Swietek 2/5 "A hokey, poorly acted, and disappointing remake of the irresistible 1997 Japanese film."   Spirituality and Practice   Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat 2.5/4 "The entire feature feels poorly motivated and low on energy. There's clearly something missing."   ReelViews   James Berardinelli 4/5 "American remake of Japanese romance is a slight, sweet charmer thanks to a great ensemble cast."   Netflix   James Rocchi 6/10 "Masayuki Suo's charming social comedy has been remade into romantic fluff... The result might be described as blandly pleasant."   Window to the Movies   Jeffrey Chen "What it doesn’t have is any real point -- it’s a love story with the lovers missing."   Pajiba   Jeremy C. Fox 6/10 "...if you're not prepared to watch Richard Gere pulsate for 106 minutes, you're not going to have much fun with this picture."   DVDTown.com   John J. Puccio 4/5 "I don’t know how they did it, I expected it to BLOW, but it worked, I swear to you it worked. Great script."   Cinerina   Karina Montgomery B- "Director Peter Chelsom cannot capture the sublime melancholy which pervaded the original, instead going for a straightforward crowd-pleaser"   Reeling Reviews   Laura Clifford "Instead of class, we get crass. Instead of living characters, we get lazy stereotypes. Instead of light effervescence, we get a lead balloon."   Flick Filosopher   MaryAnn Johanson 3/4 "If you can put yourself in a non-cynical frame of mind, Shall We Dance? has a sweetness that is hard to deny."   Aisle Seat   Mike McGranaghan B+ "The movie not only shows you the longing felt by its characters, it draws you in to sharing those feelings with them. You want them to find their steps and rhythm. "   Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies   Nell Minow 1.5/5 "American studios are, quite simply, incapable of the subtlety and understatement that made the Japanese original such an unforgettable classic."   Shadows on the Wall   Rich Cline 3/4 "Not as good as the original, but enjoyable nonetheless."   Laramie Movie Scope   Robert Roten C- "Wishy-washy ... fluctuates between two opposing opinions of gentlemen in soft shoes."   Eclipse Magazine   Sean O'Connell B- "A movie with no particular reason to exist, which is not to say that it's all bad… Couples looking for an enjoyable date-night flick could do worse."   Decent Films Guide   Steven D. Greydanus 2.5/4 "A frequently awkward mesh of character study and broad comedic elements that's fairly winning nonetheless, thanks largely to the fine work of an attractive and likable cast."   Reel.com   Timothy Knight 0.5/4 "Lopez is badly miscast and apparently insane."   Film Freak Central   Walter Chaw 3/4 Read review   Palo Alto Weekly   Jeanne Aufmuth 4/10 Read review   www.susangranger.com   Susan Granger 2.5/4 Read review   Reel.com   Timothy Knight Read review   PopMatters   Cynthia Fuchs  (1 - 29) of 29 OFCS Rating: 50% Rotten Page   1