Strictly Ballroom | Paul Mercurio, Tara Morice

Strictly Ballroom | Paul Mercurio, Tara Morice | Strictly Ballroom is Stricly Fantastic!

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	Strictly Ballroom Paul Mercurio, Tara Morice Miramax, 2002 average customer review:based on 218 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Delightful Dancing Fun

Most films use social barriers based on rank, class, or experience to create conflict while dance films use conflict to tear down those barriers. "Dirty Dancing", "Take the Lead", and "Dance With Me" are just a few examples. Even Jack and Rose dare to defy the rules with their wild spin in steerage from "Titanic".

This pre-runner to the sizzling flamboyant red and pink glows of "Moulin Rouge" is neither all "chick flick" nor a dull dance game. There's passion, excitement, and fun--all within a PG rating and with food for thought for those of us that don't know what goes on down under.

One has to wonder: Do people in Australia really take ballroom dancing this seriously? Are the stakes so high that they will wear the most ridiculous costumes and forsake all forms of original choreography just to win? Well, some of us would kill for our baseball teams in the USA. This movie isn't a mockery of the distinguished sport of ballroom dancing but an afterthought to anyone who has dared to break the rules.

The characters are all like over wound clocks: hyperactive, hyper tense, and hysterical. It only adds to insanity that follows their drive to win and the main character's internal conflict. Scott Hastings is a hot-blooded, fearless, and ambitious youth with years of ballroom dancing experience and one rebellious goal: to dance his own steps at the championships. His intense mother and the stuffy Dance Federation are both miserable with his utter blasphemy. When his old partner rejects him, Scott has to find a new partner and beat a quick deadline to the championships.

Enter the timid beginner, Fran, and with her family's flare of Latin America dancing, they are ready to kick up a storm. It sounds like a clichéd plot about defying regulations and following your dreams but the crazy attitudes, the vibrant choreography, and the "I'll-kill-you-for-stealing-my-trophy" attitude can make a viewer smile-if not laugh aloud-at the madness that's running under the surface.

As for Paul Mercurio? The guy is the sexiest thing in dancing shoes. Mercurio radiates "fan girl" heat while he's practicing in his undershirt. His face is bathed in sweat, his biceps swing into action, and his eyes are alight with mad energy. While everybody else prances along the dance floor in glittering sequins and dyed feathers, he looks like he's actually having some fun. Together with Tara Morice as the budding Fran, the two of them make a smashing lively couple on the dance floor that will make you want to jump off your seat and starting doing the ramba.

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Strictly Ballroom is Stricly Fantastic!

Hilarious, heartwarming comedy spoof (but with a great deal of accuracy) on what goes on behind the scenes of professional ballroom dancing. This movie never pretends to be anything but just plain silly and colorful fun, but also offers some very real insight on how seriously driven professional ballroom dancers are, from beginners to champions. There are a number of genuinely moving moments, as well as some brilliant cinimatography. Well worth buying, and a guaranteed no-miss gift for anyone who has anything to do with dancing! A+

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I love this movie and wanted to own it on DVD. Thank you.This is the original movie and absolutely wonderful!

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Before Dancing With the Stars

This is a great movie with some wonderful dancing. It was early in the career for Baz but definatly has his trademark movie making style.

A movie I would see again

I enjoyed this movie, especially the last dance where he comes sliding in on his knees. I love the way he executes the sharpness of the dance. I would watch it again.

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