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- 1993
- PG
- Miramax
- 1 h 34 m
- 1993
- PG
- Miramax
- 1 h 34 m
Summary Strictly Ballroom is the magical story of a championship ballroom dancer who's breaking all the rules, and his ugly duckling dancing partner. (BV Entertainment)
Directed By: Baz Luhrmann
Written By: Andrew Bovell, Craig Pearce, Baz Luhrmann
- 1993
- PG
- Miramax
- 1 h 34 m
- 1993
- PG
- Miramax
- 1 h 34 m
Strictly Ballroom
72
6.7
Summary Strictly Ballroom is the magical story of a championship ballroom dancer who's breaking all the rules, and his ugly duckling dancing partner. (BV Entertainment)
Directed By: Baz Luhrmann
Written By: Andrew Bovell, Craig Pearce, Baz Luhrmann
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 16 Critic Reviews
72
94% Positive
15 Reviews
15 Reviews
0% Mixed
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
6% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 16 Critic Reviews
72
94% Positive
15 Reviews
15 Reviews
0% Mixed
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
6% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
Grabbing every backstage musical cliche by the lapels, it sends each one pirouetting, then sprawling hysterically across the floor. It's hard not to love this kind of tribute.
The movie is funny, energetic, and enjoyable -- the perfect film for a night or an afternoon out, regardless of what mood you're in. While the plot and characters don't boast any special depth, there's enough freshness to hold just about anyone's interest.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 26 User Ratings
6.7
69% Positive
18 Ratings
18 Ratings
15% Mixed
4 Ratings
4 Ratings
15% Negative
4 Ratings
4 Ratings
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 26 User Ratings
6.7
69% Positive
18 Ratings
18 Ratings
15% Mixed
4 Ratings
4 Ratings
15% Negative
4 Ratings
4 Ratings
Baz Luhrmann's debut film feels like a Wes Anderson film way before Wes Anderson, specifically the style, but with a beautiful and glorious choreography and cinematography that Luhrmann's own, coming to this film with no expectation and excitement, because when i read the synopsis i feel like this is just gonna be another romance film with a possibility of me not liking it, and the result is even way better than i thought, i am one of those people who have such a critical opinion on most of romance film, and those critical opinion is on the main couples of the film, i hate when it's either it happens way too fast that i don't feel and care on their relationship, or the man or the woman characters is the one that unlikeable, in these Scott and Fran did not just met and then falling in love instantly then they do whatever they do, they take times, slowly but effective, we can see most of Scott background and personality first, and so do Fran, with that Scott and Fran are not just became likeable but loveable characters and couples and so when they together it works perfectly and for me that's already a high points, also that is how to made a convincing great main couples in romance movie, i root for them, and i love them together, and not to mention the rest of the supporting cast is also great and convincing, Strictly Ballroom ended in the most glorious way possible, a great danceable ending that make me also dance and groove, overall Strictly Ballroom is a fantastic debut from Baz Luhrmann's.
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One of the most fun movies to watch I have ever seen. The fact that the cast seems to be having an incredibly good time making it massively adds to it. While not my favorite movie, it's not far off.
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Within the confines of this tried-and-true formula, Luhrmann has concocted a feel-good entertainment, which is lively, original (in an old-fashioned sort of way) and charming.
Luhrmann works aggressively for laughs early in the picture, playing up the gaudiness and piggishness of the old-guard dancers in camera angles as extreme and unflattering as a mid-'80s David Lee Roth video.
What's best about the movie is the sense of madness and mania running just beneath its surface.
The dance-film equivalent of a female impersonator: The movie is absurd and sincere at the same time-it offers an insolent facsimile of grand passion.
A festival favorite in 1992, this flamboyant Australian crowd pleaser and first feature by Baz Luhrmann ("Moulin Rouge") struck me then as one of the more horrific and unpleasant movies I'd seen in quite some time.
Part 1 of Baz Luhrmann's Red Curtain Trilogy: 'Strictly Ballroom'.
Entertaining! It's as if 'Dirty Dancing' and 'Blades of Glory' had a baby. The comedic parts work better than the more romantic parts, but all in all it's an enjoyable watch - even for someone who holds no interest in dance. It's also extremely predictable, but that doesn't trouble the film one bit.
Debutants, like Luhrmann himself, Paul Mercurio (Scott) and Tara Morice (Fran) work well together, with Bill Hunter being the standout support; though he doesn't top his performance in 2003 classic 'Kangaroo Jack. Sorry not sorry.
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With some very wide, almost slapstick humour, Baz Luhrmann is creating a strange satire of a dance movie. It's enjoyable and enjoyable to giggle at the characters. The formulaic story is the only issue. It is almost uncomfortably clawing in its unsettling after. The frumpy female is sporting her normal specs. She only needs to take them off and get dressed up. The main character comes off as a little stiff and stern. Overall, the broad strokes are enjoyable and mostly make me smile. The formula does grow monotonous after a while.
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Generic and bland. Strictly Ballroom isn't nearly as colorful or inventive as the Baz Luhrmann filmmaking we've grown to love and hold a special place for.
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Dull rom-com pseudo-docudrama. that is about a subject that it doesn't even take seriously (as it's a comedy). Shame it isn't in the least bit funny.
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Production Company
Beyond Films,
M & A,
New South Wales Film & Television Office,
Australian Film Finance Corporation (AFFC)
Release Date Feb 12, 1993
Duration 1 h 34 m
Rating PG
Tagline There's something in the air. It might be love -- but it isn't.
Awards
Golden Globes, USA
• 1 Nomination
Australian Film Institute
• 8 Wins & 13 Nominations
BAFTA Awards
• 3 Wins & 8 Nominations
