Thursday, January 3, 2019

Shall We Dance (2004), 7+

PG-13 | 1h 46min | Comedy, Drama, Music | 15 October 2004
A romantic comedy where a bored, overworked Estate Lawyer, upon first sight of a beautiful instructor, signs up for ballroom dancing lessons.
Director: Peter Chelsom
Stars: Richard Gere, Jennifer Lopez, Susan Sarandon, Stanley Tucci.
Liz Curtis ... associate choreographer
JoAnn Fregalette Jansen ... choreographer: Paulina's party
John O'Connell ... choreographer
Fatima Robinson ... choreographer: Hip-Hop Club
Allen Walls ... assistant choreographer: Joanne Jansen
Andrew Zee ... choreography assistant: New York (uncredited)

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0358135/

28 songs in the Soundtracks.

Sweet film with good dancing. I don't like competitive ballroom, so it's good for me that these are students, not pros.

The cast is effective: funny and melancholy too.

Now I want to see the Japanese original.

Rated 6.1 (39,902)

Miramax, dir. Chelsom; 7+