Sugar Plum Twist

Name: Sugar Plum Twist
Genre: Romance
Released: 2021-12-02
Duration: 1 h 24 min
Rating: 6.1
Cast: Jamie Gray Hyder, Laura Rosguer, Rachel DeBenedet

TV Movie
2021
TV-G
1h 24m

IMDb RATING

6.1/10

978

YOUR RATING

Ektor Rivera, Jamie Gray Hyder, and Laura Rosguer in Sugar Plum Twist (2021)

Romance

After failing to get the coveted role of the Sugar Plum Fairy in this year's production of The Nutcracker, Vivíana Serrano joins forces with Natalia, to create a surprise reprise of the Danc... Read allAfter failing to get the coveted role of the Sugar Plum Fairy in this year's production of The Nutcracker, Vivíana Serrano joins forces with Natalia, to create a surprise reprise of the Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy...with a Latin twist.After failing to get the coveted role of the Sugar Plum Fairy in this year's production of The Nutcracker, Vivíana Serrano joins forces with Natalia, to create a surprise reprise of the Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy...with a Latin twist.

Director
- Eric Close
Writers
- Duane Poole
- Cas Sigers-Beedles
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

IMDb RATING

6.1/10

978

YOUR RATING

Director
- Eric Close
Writers
- Duane Poole
- Cas Sigers-Beedles
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Trivia
Phone number on the door of the dance studio is actually the number for Fred Astaire Dance Studio in Old Saybrook, CT - one location where the move was shot.

Goofs
As can be seen on Ms Kat's organizing board, the dancers who were assigned the parts of the Mouse King and of the Nutcracker are named "Corley" (Ronnie S. Bowman Jr.) and "Alex" (Francis Lawrence). But when Natalia later addresses them during a rehearsal, she calls them respectively "Christopher" and "Steven".

User reviews37

Featured review

8/10

Excellent Story

Hallmark has done it again with another clean, feel-good movie. Some of you may recognize one of the female leads as Salt from Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare. In real life, the actress is half-Lebanese and half-Caucasian.

Sugar Plum Twist touches on the subject of opening up the world of ballet (and the arts in general) to performers of all racial backgrounds, and experimenting in mixture classic European music and dance with Latin salsa and modern genres. But the movie doesn't shove racial politics down your throat. It's enjoyable for viewers of all racial backgrounds.

The only big complaint I have is that, deep in the movie, I don't really get why the protagonist gets angry at her love interest for speaking up in her defense. Her reaction was uncalled for. Instead of thanking him for supporting her, she takes her frustrations out on him. That's not a good way to treat your friends, let alone your future spouse. If he had said nothing, another screenwriter would have made her berate him for not having her back.