Shall We Dance?
John Clark (Richard Gere) has all he could ever ask for, including a successful career and a loving wife (Susan Sarandon). Even so, he can't find true happiness and becomes intrigued by stunning dance teacher Paulina (Jennifer Lopez), whom he sees every night leaving work. Drawn by her allure, John heads to the studio and signs up for lessons. As John's friendship with Paulina grows, so does his love for dance, renewing his lease on life.
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Romantic and life affirming - maebers
I do not remember when was the last time I left the movie theater with such positive feelings and in such a good mood as after seeing this movie. Having not seen the Japanese original and having known only that the movie did not perform extremely well in the US, I did not know what to expect when I went in. I was very pleasantly surprised.Shall We Dance? - tlefrancois
What a match-up of performers! Richard Gere with Susan Sarandon - very strange initially, but very successful. While we typically identify Mr. Gere with younger, more stereotypically "beautiful" actors, his pairing with Ms. Sarandon was most fitting with his role in this film.
As he attempted to connect with himself, the natural entry of Jennifer Lopez into his life was perfect. It was great to see the two characters go from one end of the spectrum to another - hoping to see it go all the way. While initially disappointing (really wanted to see them together), it was a very do-able end result.
Of course, the dancing and music were a great focal point to the story -I loved seeing Mr. Gere and Ms. Lopez doing their "thing." The statistics of the voting on this site for this film were most puzzling. One can only surmise that there were a great many voters who lack a great deal of romance in their souls. Further, as many voters must have lacked an appreciation of great music and dancing.Bring on Stanley!!!! - Attila
I must agree with many of the other reviewers - this movie is a pleasant 2 hours, but not much more. I must admit, I couldn't for the life of me understand why Gere's character felst it necessary to keep his dancing from his wife. I later watched the Japanese version and understood the need of secrecy in that culture. It just didn't translate well into the American culture. I also thought more background/explanation could be given to both the female leads. At this point I would have given the movie 3 stars and left it at that.
HOWEVER Stanley Tucci was in this movie and quite frankly stole the show. I bought this movie and watch it over and over, not because of the plot or the starring actors, but solely for Stanley. I have even rented movies that I would otherwise not have watched because Stanley Tucci is in them. Stanley gave the movie a 5 star rating
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Romantic and life affirming - maebers
I do not remember when was the last time I left the movie theater with such positive feelings and in such a good mood as after seeing this movie. Having not seen the Japanese original and having known only that the movie did not perform extremely well in the ...Shall We Dance? - tlefrancois
What a match-up of performers! Richard Gere with Susan Sarandon - very strange initially, but very successful. While we typically identify Mr. Gere with younger, more stereotypically "beautiful" actors, his pairing with Ms. Sarandon was most fitting with his ...Bring on Stanley!!!! - Attila
I must agree with many of the other reviewers - this movie is a pleasant 2 hours, but not much more. I must admit, I couldn't for the life of me understand why Gere's character felst it necessary to keep his dancing from his wife. I later watched the Japanese ...