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Shall We Dance
- Director: Peter Chelsom
- Writer: Masayuki Suo; Audrey Wells
- Producer: Jennifer Berman; Julie Goldstein
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A re-make of the acclaimed Japanese film - the Hollywood way - which means no subtlety and a very heavy hand – bordering on the ridiculous (Tucci especially).
Two characters should have been played by Shirley MacLaine and Bette Midler rather than doing cheap impersonations.
But, it is a good-natured little film and enjoyable – although it could have been much better.
Chelsom made the wonderful Hear My Song and ended up doing Hannah Montana – weird.
Trailer...
The(ir) Blurb...
John Clark is a middle aged Chicago estate lawyer. He loves his family, which includes his wife Beverly, but their combined busy schedules and getting caught in a rut after two decades of marriage has left him feeling unfulfilled. While taking the el train home every night, he notices the same young, beautiful contemplative woman staring out of one of the windows of Miss Mitzi's Dance Studio, which specializes in ballroom. He is intrigued enough with her beauty and sadness to go in one evening on his way home. He learns that she is Paulina, one of the instructors and a former world class ballroom dancer. Because of her, he signs up for beginner group dance lessons, regardless of them being taught by Miss Mitzi herself, and not Paulina.
Cast & Characters
Richard Gere as John Clark;
Jennifer Lopez as Paulina;
Susan Sarandon as Beverly Clark;
Lisa Ann Walter as Bobbie;
Stanley Tucci as Link;
Anita Gillette as Miss Mitzi;
Bobby Cannavale as Chic;
Omar Benson Miller as Vern;
Tamara Hope as Jenna Clark;
Stark Sands as Evan Clark;
Richard Jenkins as Devine;
Nick Cannon as Scott;
Sarah Lafleur as Carolyn;
Onalee Ames as Diane;
Diana Salvatore as Tina