There is another dance movie that opened recently called Marilyn Hotchkiss’ Ballroom Dancing and Charm School. It is only playing in a limited number of theaters. We went to Shirlington to see it, but it was definitely worth the drive.
While the story line in the last movie we reviewed, “Take The Lead” was predictable, this one was anything but. The director used an alternating time sequence to look back on one life while looking forward at another.
Frank Keane (Robert Carlyle) witnesses a car accident involving Steve Mills (John Goodman) and stops to help. Steve is on the way to Marilyn Hotchkiss’ Ballroom Dancing and Charm School to keep an appointment he made 40 years ago. He had attended this school in the early 60s as a boy where he met his first love. They agreed to meet at the school on the 5th day of the 5th month of the 5th year of the new millennium. He implores Frank to deliver his regrets.
One man's dream becomes another man's destiny as Frank is pulled into a journey that is illuminating and funny and ultimately redemptive--a journey through dance that changes his life forever.
Dancing is only one thread that the director uses to weave the story. Each character’s situation contributes to the whole. We highly recommend this movie.
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