Dancer in the Dark

Fine Line Features | Release Date: September 22, 2000

8.5	USER SCORE Universal acclaim based on 228 Ratings

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D00mM4r1n3Oct 16, 2017

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Dancer in the Dark starts out fine enough with song and story then quicly disintegrates into your typical Euro-trash dark drama. While the summary claims to be about a story taking place in Washington, the entire film comes across as European for the simple reason that it was filmed in Europe. It's both an insult to America and bad film making at the same time. There is nothing that Bjork's character did that would ever result in a death penalty, let alone be carried out in the manner shown.… Expand

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ryancarroll88Aug 27, 2010

A movie that will tear your heart apart - that is if you don't tear your eyes out first. It's too bad, because BjÃ¶rk showed so much promise as an actress in the beginning - but by the end her performance just relies on viewerA movie that will tear your heart apart - that is if you don't tear your eyes out first. It's too bad, because BjÃ¶rk showed so much promise as an actress in the beginning - but by the end her performance just relies on viewer sympathy and nothing else. To give it some credit, the musical sequences are very well done on their own, but they have no stylistic place in this movie… Expand

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