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Bootmen
Fox Searchlight Pictures

Bootmen reviews
Critic Score
Metascore: 45 Metascore out of 100
User Score  
9.2 out of 10
based on 14 reviews
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MPAA 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.


GENRE(S): Drama  
WRITTEN BY: Steve Worland (also story)
Hilary Linstead (story)
Dein Perry (story)
 
DIRECTED BY: Dein Perry  
RELEASE DATE: DVD: September 7, 2004 
Video: February 27, 2001 
Theatrical: October 6, 2000 
RUNNING TIME: 92 minutes, Color 
ORIGIN: Australia 

What The Critics Said

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80
Variety David Stratton
Feel-good quality fare.
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70
Los Angeles Times Kevin Thomas
Bootmen, which proves to be a real heart-tugger, is in fact accomplished in all its aspects.
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70
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.
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60
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."
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50
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.
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50
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.
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50
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.
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50
Austin Chronicle Russell Smith
It delivers commendable entertainment value.
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50
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.
43
Mr. Showbiz Kevin Maynard
"Footloose" meets "The Full Monty" in Bootmen, a cliché-ridden tap dance drama.
40
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.
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38
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.
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25
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.
25
San Francisco Chronicle Carla Meyer
The film's overburdened, silly plot renders it a disaster.
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What Our Users Said

Vote Now!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!

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