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Take the Lead
Movie Stats & Links |
| Starring: |
Antonio Banderas,
Alfre Woodard |
| MPAA Rated: |
PG-13 |
| Released By: |
New Line Cinema |
| Web Site: |
www.theleadmovie.com |
| Directed By: |
Liz Friedlander |
| Produced By: |
Christopher Godsick, Michelle Grace, Diane Nabatoff |
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Take the Lead
A Movie Preview |
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This movie is inspired by a true story, and probably only being made
because the TV show “Dancing with the Stars” has made ballroom
dancing popular again, but I guess we’ll see if the kids are into
“Dancing with the Stars” as much as old fogies like me are.
As the movie goes, Antonio Bandera, and isn’t his name just so
much fun to say, well, he is Pierre, a great ballroom dancer. He’s
stuck teaching in a New York City inner-city school. Go figure, the
students are more into hip-hop than a waltz, but he makes them see
that dancing can really be sexy and cool, and that they can be
better than they thing they are.
So, yea, remember the movie
“Bring It On,” yea, that’s right, the
cheerleader movie, where they have to make cheerleading cooler than
cheerleading by incorporating different styles of dance, well, this
time we’re mixing ballroom dancing with hip-hop.
Ah, the kids will learn a lot about living, Pierre will learn a
lot about kids, and we will all be inspired to dance, or be inspired
to do something.
The movie does look entertaining, but Hollywood still has the
habit of making movies like this standard fare. I’ll try to catch a
matinee, but this one isn’t high on my “must see” list.
That’s it for this preview! I’m The Dude on the Right!! L8R!!! |
