Shall We Dance (2004)
Average Rating: 5.4/10
Reviews Counted: 153
Fresh: 70 | Rotten: 83
The cast is warmly appealing, but with the loss of cultural context and addition of big-name celebrities, this American version loses the nuances of the original.
Average Rating: 5.1/10
Critic Reviews: 40
Fresh: 17 | Rotten: 23
The cast is warmly appealing, but with the loss of cultural context and addition of big-name celebrities, this American version loses the nuances of the original.
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Directed by Peter Chelsom, this film is the English-language remake of Masayuki Suo's 1995 romantic comedy of the same name; the Japanese version earned a record-breaking 9.5 million dollars in United States box offices. Shall We Dance? revolves around John Clark (Richard Gere), a workaholic Chicago lawyer who, despite a respectable paycheck and loving family, is unable to shake the feeling that something in his life is missing. On a whim, John disrupts his normal evening commute to attend a
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Cast
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Richard Gere
John Clark -
Jennifer Lopez
Paulina -
Susan Sarandon
Beverly Clark -
Stanley Tucci
Link -
Lisa Ann Walter
Bobbie -
Richard Jenkins
Devine -
Bobby Cannavale
Chic -
Omar Benson Miller
Vern -
Anita Gillette
Miss Mitzi -
Mya Harrison
Vern's Fiance -
Stark Sands
Evan Clark -
Tamara Hope
Jenna Clark -
Ja Rule
Hip-Hop Bar Performer -
Nick Cannon
Scott -
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Offers attractive, inoffensive characters and a smattering of broad laughs, but it fails to use its potential to explore weightier themes such as John's mid-life crisis.
Top CriticUnder the clunky direction of Peter Chelsom, while forced to mouth inane dialogue by Audrey Wells ... a swell bunch of troupers get mangled in a monsoon of clichés.
There are so many appealing performers in Shall We Dance? that it's a crime the director, Peter Chelsom, and the screenwriter, Audrey Wells, haven't given them more to do.
Occasionally charming but ultimately forgettable bit of fox-trot fluff.
Takes a small, exquisite Japanese movie and turns it into a big, stupid American movie. Still, it must be said that as glossy and overproduced as the thing is, it's a good Big Stupid American movie.
Turns a sweet, lilting story into a clunky, clichéd and tedious movie sitcom.
Cute romance that is marred by homophobia.
The charm is simply lost in the remake, and had I seen this movie without seeing the original, my analyses wouldn't have been any different.
Touches to make 'hip' what should be an unabashedly square story--such as the casting of Nick Cannon in a supporting role and an out-of-nowhere cameo by Ja Rule--more jar than gel.
Inevitably this film will be compared to its predecessor, and it simply can't win.
This excellent and acclaimed cast is shoved into a film whose screenplay should have alerted them that it's not ready to go before the cameras.
Not as good as the original, but enjoyable nonetheless.
It's rather cute, but only the truly girly will fall for the decidedly Officer And A Gentlemanly denouement that injects a belated sexy note.
The 1996 original is classier, deeper, more poignant. A Ginger Rogers to this Beyoncé.
American studios are, quite simply, incapable of the subtlety and understatement that made the Japanese original such an unforgettable classic.
Os personagens vivem crises de identidade que soam reais graças às boas performances de seus intérpretes - e isto coloca o filme acima do que permitiria seu material.
Shall We Dance? stumbles into a tight corner between comedy and romance, failing to satisfy on either count.
...if you're not prepared to watch Richard Gere pulsate for 106 minutes, you're not going to have much fun with this picture.
American filmmakers have [again] hammered something beautiful down into unremarkable mush. Still, it honors marriage more than any film in recent memory.
Possesses a sunny optimism that filmgoers don't regularly see.
Insipid...
... a tuxedoed Richard Gere is still one of the sexiest men on the planet
This loose remake of the Japanese hit film is disappointing in many respects, including the acting.
The studio turned a cute little charmer into a slapstick sitcom.
A sweet, well-meaning pass at a story that just doesn't translate --you're gonna get stuck watching it with your mom or your girlfriend every time it shows up on TNT.
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Foreign Titles
- Darf ich bitten? (DE)
- Shall We Dance? (UK)
