Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks
| Release Date: December 12, 2014 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
50
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Mixed or average reviews based on 8 Critic Reviews
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6
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0
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70
Arizona RepublicRandy CordovaJan 15, 2015
There are some poignant moments in the movie's latter half, as well as a couple of genuine laughs. If it never achieves the heft it wants, it at least manages a sitcommy kind of charm, like an extended episode of "The Golden Girls." Perhaps more importantly, it gives Rowlands a lead role, which is never a bad thing. Read full review
70
Los Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinDec 11, 2014
Though it's no surprise that Rowlands shines on both the comedic and dramatic fronts, the versatile Jackson is often equally impressive. Read full review
60
The New York TimesNicolas RapoldDec 11, 2014
It’s a cornball odd-couple comedy: Prim older woman meets a brassy young gay man. Still, it’s extraordinary just watching the peerless Ms. Rowlands wring the most out of the repartee in this adaptation of a play by Richard Alfieri. Read full review
60
New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanDec 11, 2014
The heart of the film is the touching relationship between two lonely souls. The lovely, feisty chemistry between Rowlands and Jackson will keep even the most cynical viewers on their toes. Read full review
50
VarietyJustin ChangDec 18, 2014
For all these missteps — including the convenient and predictable use of elderly death as a plot device — the leads’ odd-couple chemistry does become steadier and affectionate as their dance lessons continue, and the film manages to close on a quietly touching final note. Read full review
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New York PostFarran Smith NehmeDec 10, 2014
Seeing this great actress, age 84, draw real feeling and laughs from such mediocre material is worth the watch. Read full review
40
The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckDec 11, 2014
It should be a sturdy player upon its release in home video formats, assuming that its target audience knows how to operate their DVD players. Read full review
40
Village VoiceDiana ClarkeDec 9, 2014
For a film whose central motif is dance, there's remarkably little dancing done onscreen, and though Rowland and her co-star share moments of tender, revealing conversation, the movie is ultimately underwhelming, its emotional range as limited as that of its characters. Read full review
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