Had director Robert Greenwald tightened-up the scope and made the characters more than static word vessels wasting air, I might have felt a gentle tug inside.
Sweet Hearts Dance (1988)
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Reviews Counted:10
Fresh:5
Rotten:5
Average Rating:5.5/10
Runtime: 1 hr 41 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: Wiley Boon (Don Johnson) has lived in the same small Vermont town his entire life. As he coasts into middle age, things begin to get rocky between his wife Sandra (Susan Sarandon) and him. At the... Wiley Boon (Don Johnson) has lived in the same small Vermont town his entire life. As he coasts into middle age, things begin to get rocky between his wife Sandra (Susan Sarandon) and him. At the same time, his best friend, Sam (Jeff Daniels) is embarking on a sweet romance with a young schoolteacher, Adie (Elizabeth Perkins). Sam takes on the responsibility of trying to patch things up between Wiley and Sandra, not realizing that Wiley and Sandra are learning how to communicate again by observing his blossoming love affair. This warmhearted love uses beautiful New England locales and a fine ensemble cast to make the most of a script by Ernest Thompson (ON GOLDEN POND). [More]
Starring: Don Johnson, Susan Sarandon, Jeff Daniels, Elizabeth Perkins
Starring: Don Johnson, Susan Sarandon, Jeff Daniels, Elizabeth Perkins, Holly Marie Combs, Justin Henry
Director: Robert Greenwald
Director: Robert Greenwald
Screenwriter: Ernest Thompson
Composer: Richard Gibbs
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Reviews for Sweet Hearts Dance
Not only is the cast terrific, but there is a conscious attempt to evoke the feel of the season
Presents a slow and leisurely look at sexual politics in and out of marriage.
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