A romantic comedy where a bored, overworked Estate Lawyer, upon first sight of a beautiful instructor, signs up for ballroom dancing lessons.
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Peter Chelsom
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Richard Gere | ... | John Clark | |
| Jennifer Lopez | ... | Paulina | |
| Susan Sarandon | ... | Beverly Clark | |
| Lisa Ann Walter | ... | Bobbie | |
| Stanley Tucci | ... | Link | |
| Anita Gillette | ... | Miss Mitzi | |
| Bobby Cannavale | ... | Chic | |
| Omar Benson Miller | ... | Vern (as Omar Miller) | |
| Tamara Hope | ... | Jenna Clark | |
| Stark Sands | ... | Evan Clark | |
| Richard Jenkins | ... | Devine | |
| Nick Cannon | ... | Scott | |
| Sarah Lafleur | ... | Carolyn | |
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Onalee Ames | ... | Diane |
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Diana Salvatore | ... | Tina |
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John Clark is a middle aged Chicago estate lawyer. He loves his family, which includes his wife Beverly, but their combined busy schedules and getting caught in a rut after two decades of marriage has left him feeling unfulfilled. While taking the el train home every night, he notices the same young, beautiful contemplative woman staring out of one of the windows of Miss Mitzi's Dance Studio, which specializes in ballroom. He is intrigued enough with her beauty and sadness to go in one evening on his way home. He learns that she is Paulina, one of the instructors and a former world class ballroom dancer. Because of her, he signs up for beginner group dance lessons, regardless of them being taught by Miss Mitzi herself, and not Paulina. As time progresses, John gets caught up in the lives of those at Miss Mitzi's: his two fellow classmates - overweight Vern who wants to learn to dance for his upcoming wedding, and Chic, who wants to impress the ladies - and two of the studio's ... Written by Huggo
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15 October 2004 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Written by Dave Dexter
Performed by Rolley Polley
Courtesy of Capitol Records
Under License from EMI Film & Television Music
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The filming location was moved to Winnipeg from Toronto because of the SARS "scare" in early 2003. See more »Goofs
When John Clark first sits down at Miss Mitzi's Dance School, the boom mic's shadow falls on Vern's face. See more »Quotes
Link Peterson: Yeah, no more underage bimbets for me, just *real* women from now on.See more »
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Blue RhumbaWritten by Dave Dexter
Performed by Rolley Polley
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This was a decent movie. It will never be as good as the original but it was effective and made you feel good in the end. This is the third Chelsom film I have seen. I didn't see the British movies that brought him the most acclaim but only Town and Country, Serendipity and now this one. The first was clearly a disaster. The latter two should not have worked but they do. Chelsom depends very much on the charisma of his actors to pull off his movies combined with the whimsy he adds with his direction.
With that being said, Gere is very effective in his role. It is his character's likability that sells this movie combined with the colorful supporting actors that show up in Chelsom's movies that provide the final sell for the movie. I predict this movie will spawn an increase in dancing lessons. Like the movie Serendipity, people will leave this movie feeling there is magic in the air and seek out ways to find the magic in their own lives...