Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School

Name: Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School
Genre: Drama, Comedy, Romance, Musical
Released: March 31, 2006
Duration: 103 min
Rating: 40
Cast: John Goodman, Marisa Tomei, Robert Carlyle

2006

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Samuel Goldwyn Films | Release Date: March 31, 2006 | PG-13

Starring: John Goodman, Marisa Tomei, Robert Carlyle

Summary: Based on a short film created 15 years ago by the director and co-writer Randall Miller and his wife Jody Savin, this is a beautiful film that celebrates the reawakening of the spirit. (Samuel Goldwyn Films)

Director: Randall Miller

Genre(s): Drama, Comedy, Romance, Musical

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 103 min

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Sarah Kaufman

This film does other power-of-dance movies one better by downplaying the dancing and underscoring what its brethren often lack: a compelling, wrenching and wonderfully inspiring story. Read full review

TV Guide Magazine Maitland McDonagh

Expanded by writer-director Randall Miller from a nostalgic half-hour short he made while a student at AFI, this well-intentioned film about loss, grief and new beginnings gets bogged down in syrupy cliches and blunt self-help dialogue. Read full review

Wesley Morris

I wish I could say there is something pleasurable in watching John Goodman reminisce about the good old days while impaled on a steering wheel in the Volvo he's crashed on a California freeway, but I can't find what it is. Read full review

Lou Lumenick

Overall it's got two left feet - and charm is in dangerously short supply. Read full review

Toddy Burton

Several steps shy of a satisfying lesson. Read full review

Jeannette Catsoulis

Despite a gloriously baroque performance from Mr. Wahlberg - attempting moves certified only for Antonio Banderas - Marilyn Hotchkiss Ballroom Dancing and Charm School remains irredeemably soggy. Read full review

Dennis Harvey

Juggles three separate time periods -- and is completely formulaic in each one. Read full review

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GrahamB.

Jun 15, 2007

I don't know what anyone is talking about, this film is one of the best I've seen recently.

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dor.

Apr 7, 2006

Amazing.

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RichardC.

Aug 1, 2006

Perhaps not an artistic triumph, still, a charming film containing many lessons on life, especially how some people can learn to overcome disappointments, but also how others will carry their unrealistic dreams to the grave.

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AnthonyY.

Jun 8, 2006

The visuals were ugly, the music often inappropriate and sentimental, the script predictable. How the director assembled such a strong cast for such a weak production is a mystery.

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