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Bootmen
EMAILPRINTFox Searchlight Pictures
Mixed or average reviews
Based on 14 critic reviews
How did we calculate this?
Based on 5 votes
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Movie Info
Genre(s): Drama
Written by:
Steve Worland (also story)
Hilary Linstead (story)
Dein Perry (story)
Directed by: Dein Perry
Release Date:
Theatrical: October 6, 2000
DVD: September 7, 2004
Running Time: 92 minutes, Color
Origin: Australia
Summary
RATING: R for language, some violence and a scene of sexuality
Starring Adam Garcia, Sophie Lee, Sam Worthington, William Zappa, Richard Carter, Susie Porter, Anthony Hayes, and Christopher Horsey
The story of two brothers in Newcastle, Australia. One (Garcia) wants to pursue a career as a tap dancer, and the other (Worthington) wants to start his own business.
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What The Critics Said
All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
Los Angeles Times Kevin Thomas
Bootmen, which proves to be a real heart-tugger, is in fact accomplished in all its aspects.
Read Full Review >Film.com Gemma Files
Silly in some parts, but sheer fun in most, Bootmen will get you wiggling in your seat with a big grin pasted on your face.
Read Full Review >Village Voice Edward Crouse
The best sequences -- auditions in a strip bar and a public bathroom -- still can't compete with that industrial musical called "Pola X."
Read Full Review >LA Weekly Chuck Wilson
One expects razzle-dazzle dance sequences to lift this movie above its clichés, but they are few and far between, which is not only disappointing, it's downright baffling.
Read Full Review >TV Guide Maitland McDonagh
Clichés negate bona fides; hence, the movie feels like a corny Mickey Rooney/Judy Garland vehicle with cussing. That said, the tapping is fabulous.
Read Full Review >New York Daily News Jami Bernard
What sets Bootmen apart from the vast competition is its exuberant, sexy tap-dancing, but that's mostly relegated to the grand finale.
Read Full Review >Chicago Tribune John Petrakis
What it gains in fun, the film loses in credibility, as the production number itself more closely resembles a high-priced Las Vegas extravaganza than a quickly organized charity event.
Mr. Showbiz Kevin Maynard
"Footloose" meets "The Full Monty" in Bootmen, a cliché-ridden tap dance drama.
The New York Times Lawrence Van Gelder
Too much soap opera colors its love story, and the industrial- strength dancing by booted men that is its centerpiece falls short of exhilaration.
Read Full Review >Chicago Sun-Times Roger Ebert
Bootmen is the story of a young dancer and his friends who revisit the cliches of countless other dance movies in order to bring forth a dance performance of clanging unloveliness.
Read Full Review >New York Post Lou Lumenick
There's 80 minutes of mawkish, overacted melodrama - laced with gratuitous violence and profanity - before we get to anything more than the briefest snippet of a dance number.
San Francisco Chronicle Carla Meyer
The film's overburdened, silly plot renders it a disaster.
Read Full Review >What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this movie is 9.2 (out of 10) based on 5 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Gino B. gave it a9:
An Aussie Billy Eliot with a great dance sequence at the end. Makes you want to learn tap.
nemeh k. gave it a10:
A great movie and great music too .... all the crow was a mazing ... i really wish to see thim live on stage ... thanx ... u did an amazing job.
Captain Craig gave it an8:
Here's a dance move for people that don't really like dance movies. Entertaining and different.
Glen L. gave it a 9:
The movie was great! Kept me at the edge of my seat. The dancing was incredible! Made you care about the charecters.
Candy W. gave it a 10:
I loved it and I want a sequel made, maybe the kids getting rich, buying dad a huge house with, of course, tons of dance-shows in between....the hell with the plot, let these kids dance!
