Take the Lead
Take the Lead

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In New York, the polite dance instructor Pierre Dulaine sees a black teenager vandalizing the car of the director of a public school and on the next day he volunteers to teach dance to students to give respect, dignity, self-confidence, trust and teamwork. The reluctant director Augustine James offers the troublemakers that are in detention expecting Pierre to give-up of his intentions. Pierre struggles against the prejudice and ignorance of the students, parents and other te... (Full plot summary below)

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Actors in Take the Lead:

Antonio Banderas
Rob Brown
Yaya DaCosta
Alfre Woodard
John Ortiz
Laura Benanti

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In New York, the polite dance instructor Pierre Dulaine sees a black teenager vandalizing the car of the director of a public school and on the next day he volunteers to teach dance to students to give respect, dignity, self-confidence, trust and teamwork. The reluctant director Augustine James offers the troublemakers that are in detention expecting Pierre to give-up of his intentions. Pierre struggles against the prejudice and ignorance of the students, parents and other teachers, but wins his battle when the group accepts to compete in a ballroom dance contest.

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Reel Times: Reflections on Cinema - 9/10 by Mark PfeifferThis conventional cross of Dangerous Minds and Mad Hot Ballroom can be beholden to the inspiring teacher movie formula, but Banderas' quiet grace keeps the film from pushing the motivational message too insistently.
Arizona Republic - 9/10 by Randy CordovaThe filmmakers who dreamed up Take the Lead probably got a bonus for coming up with such a marketable concept. Mix a little Dangerous Minds with a bit of Save the Last Dance and, voila, a flick with across-the-board appeal.
San Francisco Post - 9/10 by Kam WilliamsLean on Me meets Strictly Ballroom. Tough two-step replaces tough love.
San Antonio Express-News - 9/10 by Larry RatliffBanderas, sans Zorro mask but still dressed in black, goes gamely into a screenplay and film that, frankly could be better.
Globe and Mail - 9/10 by Liam LaceyThe whole thing has all the spontaneity of high-school morning announcements.
Salt Lake Tribune - 9/10 by Sean P. MeansLike the footprints you follow during dance lessons, this movie ... lays its predictable moves right out there.
FilmJerk.com - 9/10 by Brian OrndorfFriedlander knows visual filmmaking, and only here does she shine. When time comes to address the secret lives of her dancing delinquents, the film grows two left feet.
Seattle Post-Intelligencer - 9/10 by William ArnoldIt's a very slight and forgettable affair, and a formula job all the way. But it's easy to watch, the dance sequences are sporadically enjoyable (if hardly innovative) and Antonio Banderas is wonderfully magnetic and charming in the lead.
Financial Times - 9/10 by Nigel AndrewsTake the Lead, a dramatised retread of the hit documentary Mad Hot Ballroom, is so awful it defies describing.
Movie Mom - 8/10 by Nell MinowThe dance steps are less predictable than the plotline here: gradual building of trust, setbacks, growth experiences, tenderness, the big event. But we, too, find it hard to resist the invitation to the dance.

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