Shall We Dance? (2004)

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Studio: Miramax Films
Rating: PG-13
Release Date: Oct 15, 2004
Running Time: 106 mins.
Country Of Origin: United States
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For longer than he can remember, John Clark has led a dull existence--and even with a successful career, charming wife and loving family, he still feels something is missing as he makes his mind-numbing commute through the city each day. But one night, on his evening ride home, he looks up to see a beautiful woman staring through the window of a dance studio. Haunted by her gaze, John impulsively jumps off the train and signs up for dance lessons--and his whole life begins to change. Now, he's entering a world he never imagined--the colorful world of competitive ballroom dancing. It's a place filled with grand passions, bitter rivalries, great friends and strange couples and it's about to reignite the excitement in John's life--not to mention the lives of his family, dance instructors and fellow classmates--in ways he's never dreamed.
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rating  PETER TRAVERS - October 14, 2004
Miscast, misguided and woefully misbegotten, this clumsy American remake of the deftly delicate 1996 sleeper hit from Japan is too blah to bludgeon. Director Peter Chelsom, though nowhere near as deep into doo-doo country as he was in Town and Country, is the victim of a culture clash between Japanese reserve and American bravado.

The story concerns a rigid middle-aged worker drone, cocooned in a too-comfortable marriage, who sees a beautiful woman in a window as he takes his train home. She's a… Continued

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In a remake of the Japanese hit film of the same name, Shall We Dance? tells the story of a middle-aged man who discovers that ballroom dancing is just the thing that's been missing in his life. Uh-huh, sure. It's mushy fluff, for sure, but is also surprisingly appealing at times.

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John Clark (Richard Gere) has a pretty good life--a successful career; an adoring wife and two wonderful kids. Yet, something isn't quite right. He and his wife, Beverly (Susan Sarandon), have a strong and loving… Continued