
A retired woman hires a dance instructor to give her private dance lessons at her home -- one per week for six weeks. What begins as an antagonistic relationship turns into a close friendship as they dance together.... (Full plot summary below)
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A retired woman hires a dance instructor to give her private dance lessons at her home -- one per week for six weeks. What begins as an antagonistic relationship turns into a close friendship as they dance together.
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| New York ObserverRex ReedNot an especially vital or memorable cornerstone in the archives of American comedy, but it's chock full of witty one-liners and a guaranteed crowd-pleaser. |
| Arizona RepublicRandy CordovaThere are some poignant moments in the movie's latter half, as well as a couple of genuine laughs. If it never achieves the heft it wants, it at least manages a sitcommy kind of charm, like an extended episode of "The Golden Girls." Perhaps more importantly, it gives Rowlands a lead role, which is never a bad thing. |
| New York TimesNicolas RapoldIt’s a cornball odd-couple comedy: Prim older woman meets a brassy young gay man. Still, it’s extraordinary just watching the peerless Ms. Rowlands wring the most out of the repartee in this adaptation of a play by Richard Alfieri. |
| New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanThe heart of the film is the touching relationship between two lonely souls. The lovely, feisty chemistry between Rowlands and Jackson will keep even the most cynical viewers on their toes. |
| VarietyJustin ChangFor all these missteps — including the convenient and predictable use of elderly death as a plot device — the leads’ odd-couple chemistry does become steadier and affectionate as their dance lessons continue, and the film manages to close on a quietly touching final note. |
| Los Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinThough it's no surprise that Rowlands shines on both the comedic and dramatic fronts, the versatile Jackson is often equally impressive. |
| New York PostFarran Smith NehmeSeeing this great actress, age 84, draw real feeling and laughs from such mediocre material is worth the watch. |
| Tribune News ServiceRoger MooreA few shrewd observations about getting old, but outdated, tone-deaf and a real waste of Gena Rowlands, Rita Moreno and Anthony Zerbe. |
| The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckIt should be a sturdy player upon its release in home video formats, assuming that its target audience knows how to operate their DVD players. |
| Village VoiceDiana ClarkeFor a film whose central motif is dance, there's remarkably little dancing done onscreen, and though Rowland and her co-star share moments of tender, revealing conversation, the movie is ultimately underwhelming, its emotional range as limited as that of its characters. |