Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks

Name: Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Released: December 12, 2014
Duration: 107 min
Rating: 50

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Six Dance Lessons In Six Weeks

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| Release Date: December 12, 2014 | Not Rated

Summary: A retired woman (Gena Rowlands) hires a dance instructor (Cheyenne Jackson) to give her private dance lessons at her home—one per week for six weeks. As they dance together, an antagonistic relationship turns into a close friendship.

Director: Arthur Allan Seidelman

Genre(s): Drama, Comedy

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 107 min

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Randy Cordova

Jan 15, 2015

There are some poignant moments in the movie's latter half, as well as a couple of genuine laughs. If it never achieves the heft it wants, it at least manages a sitcommy kind of charm, like an extended episode of "The Golden Girls." Perhaps more importantly, it gives Rowlands a lead role, which is never a bad thing. Read full review

Gary Goldstein

Dec 11, 2014

Though it's no surprise that Rowlands shines on both the comedic and dramatic fronts, the versatile Jackson is often equally impressive. Read full review

Nicolas Rapold

Dec 11, 2014

It’s a cornball odd-couple comedy: Prim older woman meets a brassy young gay man. Still, it’s extraordinary just watching the peerless Ms. Rowlands wring the most out of the repartee in this adaptation of a play by Richard Alfieri. Read full review

Farran Smith Nehme

Dec 10, 2014

Seeing this great actress, age 84, draw real feeling and laughs from such mediocre material is worth the watch. Read full review

Justin Chang

Dec 18, 2014

For all these missteps — including the convenient and predictable use of elderly death as a plot device — the leads’ odd-couple chemistry does become steadier and affectionate as their dance lessons continue, and the film manages to close on a quietly touching final note. Read full review

Diana Clarke

Dec 9, 2014

For a film whose central motif is dance, there's remarkably little dancing done onscreen, and though Rowland and her co-star share moments of tender, revealing conversation, the movie is ultimately underwhelming, its emotional range as limited as that of its characters. Read full review

Frank Scheck

Dec 11, 2014

It should be a sturdy player upon its release in home video formats, assuming that its target audience knows how to operate their DVD players. Read full review

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DebbieMcLeod

Jan 13, 2019

Wonderful film that was adapted in 2014 from a 2001 play. Gena Rowlands from The Notebook is so expressive even though it appears that she has had a stroke. There are women everywhere in this film which is so unusual even in this era of awareness that everyone needs to see women on screen.Wonderful film that was adapted in 2014 from a 2001 play. Gena Rowlands from The Notebook is so expressive even though it appears that she has had a stroke. There are women everywhere in this film which is so unusual even in this era of awareness that everyone needs to see women on screen. Highly recommend and can only imagine the reason for the low score review is that 20-something males are doing the reviews! This is a true love story between a straight, old woman and a young, gay man!!!… Expand

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LowbrowCinema

Dec 14, 2014

Sometimes you're in the mood for a bad movie and I thought hey, let's go see SIX DANCE LESSONS IN SIX WEEKS! The film adaptation of a Broadway bomb that closed in just a few weeks. BUT and it's a big BUT! What a surprise SIX DANCE LESSONS is. Yes it is contrived. Yes it has an awful trailerSometimes you're in the mood for a bad movie and I thought hey, let's go see SIX DANCE LESSONS IN SIX WEEKS! The film adaptation of a Broadway bomb that closed in just a few weeks. BUT and it's a big BUT! What a surprise SIX DANCE LESSONS is. Yes it is contrived. Yes it has an awful trailer that will totally turn you off, but the film itself has moments of such unsentimental insights and truth that it kind of blew me away. Rowlands and Jackson have a great rapport but it is the honesty and directness of Rowlands that makes this film quite wonderful. As we all should know, Gena Rowlands is an actress of such reach and directness that acting is not what one can call this. It is so far beyond.… Expand

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swing

Dec 18, 2014

I generally like these kinds of movies. I'm not a fan of violent movies or horror or the junk that's out there now. But, this movie is a loser. The stereotypes and the dialogue are laughable. I saw the Bway show which was so much better. This movie reminded me on a Lifetime TV movie,I generally like these kinds of movies. I'm not a fan of violent movies or horror or the junk that's out there now. But, this movie is a loser. The stereotypes and the dialogue are laughable. I saw the Bway show which was so much better. This movie reminded me on a Lifetime TV movie, but not s good.… Expand

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