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14 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 70Film.comGemma FilesFilm.comGemma FilesSilly in some parts, but sheer fun in most, Bootmen will get you wiggling in your seat with a big grin pasted on your face.
- 70Los Angeles TimesKevin ThomasLos Angeles TimesKevin ThomasBootmen, which proves to be a real heart-tugger, is in fact accomplished in all its aspects.
- 50Austin ChronicleRussell SmithAustin ChronicleRussell SmithIt delivers commendable entertainment value.
- 50Chicago TribuneJohn PetrakisChicago TribuneJohn PetrakisWhat it gains in fun, the film loses in credibility, as the production number itself more closely resembles a high-priced Las Vegas extravaganza than a quickly organized charity event.
- 50New York Daily NewsJami BernardNew York Daily NewsJami BernardWhat sets Bootmen apart from the vast competition is its exuberant, sexy tap-dancing, but that's mostly relegated to the grand finale.
- 50L.A. WeeklyChuck WilsonL.A. WeeklyChuck WilsonOne expects razzle-dazzle dance sequences to lift this movie above its clichés, but they are few and far between, which is not only disappointing, it's downright baffling.
- 50TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghTV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghClichés negate bona fides; hence, the movie feels like a corny Mickey Rooney/Judy Garland vehicle with cussing. That said, the tapping is fabulous.
- 38Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertBootmen is the story of a young dancer and his friends who revisit the cliches of countless other dance movies in order to bring forth a dance performance of clanging unloveliness.
- 25New York PostLou LumenickNew York PostLou LumenickThere's 80 minutes of mawkish, overacted melodrama - laced with gratuitous violence and profanity - before we get to anything more than the briefest snippet of a dance number.
- 25San Francisco ChronicleSan Francisco ChronicleThe film's overburdened, silly plot renders it a disaster.