Center Stage
Columbia Pictures | Release Date: May 12, 2000 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
52
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Mixed or average reviews based on 33 Critic Reviews
Positive:
14
Mixed:
15
Negative:
4
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
60
TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonagh
The story is shallow stuff, but pretty entertaining until it becomes utterly preposterous. Read full review
50
Miami HeraldRene Rodriguez
Comes off as an episode of "Beverly Hills, 90210" where, instead of spoiled rich kids, the characters are all ballet stars in the making.
50
San Francisco ChroniclePeter Stack
The strained romantic plot is a slow fizzle. Read full review
50
Rolling StonePeter Travers
The cliched script by Carol Heikkinen plays like "Dawson's Creek" in toeshoes.
50
L.A. WeeklyElla Taylor
Has next to no story beyond some stock clichés about bulimia, stage mothers and internal affairs in the corps de ballet. Read full review
50
Village VoiceElizabeth Zimmer
Pays lip service to the seriousness of craft but won't let us watch the dancing. Read full review
50
Washington PostRita Kempley
Awkwardly acted. Read full review
50
USA TodaySusan Wloszczyna
It's so predictable, you can set your watch to when the bulimic will sneak away to the bathroom.
50
Los Angeles TimesJan Stuart
Only really kicks in when it is dancing, which is about half the time. Read full review
50
VarietyEmanuel Levy
Unfortunately, Center Stage is directed and shot (by Geoffrey Simpson) in a way that doesn't let the audience feel the exhilarating pull of the dance world. Read full review
50
Entertainment WeeklyLisa Schwarzbaum
As a Balanchine-like martinet, Peter Gallagher is a hoot, whispering to his minions about good and bad feet. Read full review
50
Baltimore SunChris Kaltenbach
All that artistry is surrounded by a hackish, paint-by-numbers storyline that makes the time between dance numbers seem endless.
50
New York Daily NewsJack Mathews
Don't like archetypes? Wait till you meet the cliches. Read full review
40
Chicago ReaderLisa Alspector
An ounce of self-awareness about its almost gleeful use of cliches would have improved this dance soap opera. Read full review
40
Mr. ShowbizKevin Maynard
A big disappointment. It's toe-tappin' tripe aimed squarely at the undiscerning Britney Spears set.
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