Five Dances
TLA Releasing | Release Date: October 4, 2013 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
51
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 8 Critic Reviews
Positive:
3
Mixed:
5
Negative:
0
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VarietyRonnie ScheibNov 14, 2013
The sensual movement of bodies through space creates a visual language whose infinite variations seduce and fascinate over the course of the film’s numerous rehearsals. Read full review
63
RogerEbert.comHank SartinOct 11, 2013
It's a lovely way to open a film that is at its best when it is displaying dancers in motion and exploring the complex dynamics of a rehearsal space. Read full review
63
Slant MagazineDiego SemereneOct 4, 2013
It's the moments when director Alan Brown stops worrying about clarifying plot and character motivation and lets the performances bring those into being that makes this an authentic project. Read full review
60
The DissolveAdam NaymanOct 1, 2013
[An] occasionally awkward but finally light-footed movie. Read full review
50
The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckOct 8, 2013
The gorgeous physicality is more impressive than the sketchy storyline of this dance-centric drama. Read full review
40
The New York TimesDavid DeWittOct 3, 2013
A promising, though static, new film that never leaves its taciturn shadows for a single emotionally gripping moment. Read full review
40
New York Daily NewsJoe NeumaierOct 3, 2013
Though the film’s untested cast struggles with the drama, and the sketched-out story is often banal (there are several amateurish calls-to-mom scenes), the presentation of a specific city subculture is etched from the heart. Read full review
40
Village VoiceViolet LuccaOct 1, 2013
If only verisimilitude equaled quality. But unfortunately, schmaltzy music and drab melodrama drag down the otherwise graceful moves of Five Dances. Read full review
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