Musical Chairs

Name: Musical Chairs
Genre: Drama, Romance
Released: March 23, 2012
Duration: 102 min
Rating: 46
Cast: E.J. Bonilla, Jaime Tirelli, Leah Pipes, Priscilla López

2012

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Paladin (II) | Release Date: March 23, 2012 | PG-13

Starring: E.J. Bonilla, Jaime Tirelli, Leah Pipes, Priscilla López

Summary: Mia and Armando meet at a midtown Manhattan dance studio where Mia is an instructor and Armando is a part-time handyman who exchanges his janitorial duties for dance lessons. Despite their differences, there is clearly a spark between them that is ignited one night when they find themselves alone practicing in the studio. But before theirMia and Armando meet at a midtown Manhattan dance studio where Mia is an instructor and Armando is a part-time handyman who exchanges his janitorial duties for dance lessons. Despite their differences, there is clearly a spark between them that is ignited one night when they find themselves alone practicing in the studio. But before their relationship has a chance to grow, a tragic accident changes Mia’s life forever. True to his nature, Armando dedicates himself to helping Mia overcome the everyday challenges that follow. (Paladin Pictures)… Expand

Director: Susan Seidelman

Genre(s): Drama, Romance

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 102 min

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Rene Rodriguez

Mar 22, 2012

Musical Chairs is about overcoming impossible odds and never giving up and chasing your dreams – all that afterschool-special stuff - but it's also charming and upbeat, and it's stuffed with great, vibrant, insanely catchy music. No Bee Gees, though. Read full review

Roger Ebert

Mar 28, 2012

Musical Chairs is a feel-good romantic fantasy that is likely to inspire a hollow laugh among some people in wheelchairs. Either it knows little about the realities of disability, or it knows too much. Read full review

John DeFore

Mar 24, 2012

Lightweight but likeably uncynical. Read full review

Nick Schager

Mar 17, 2012

The schmaltzy and benign tale of a ballroom dancer who accepts and transcends her unexpected disability through the power of art and love. Read full review

Sara Stewart

Mar 23, 2012

The story never quite gets into the groove. Read full review

Nathan Rabin

Mar 21, 2012

Musical Chairs wants to speak eloquently and powerfully for the disabled. Instead it speaks down to them in the vernacular of bad television comedies, cheeseball underdog dance movies, and abysmal soap operas. Read full review

Eric Hynes

Mar 20, 2012

All would be forgiven if Seidelman weren't so damningly dispassionate about dance, cutting up and away from movement and devaluing the thing we'd countenance so much cheese in order to see. Read full review

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