BootDigest Such a frustrating disappointment

Exoticalot People are voting emotionally.

AutCuddly Great movie! If you want to be entertained and have a few good laughs, see this movie. The music is also very good,

Jonah Abbott There's no way I can possibly love it entirely but I just think its ridiculously bad, but enjoyable at the same time.

Irishchatter I found the movie really good. I have seen "Arbitrage" recently with Gere and Sarandon so since this was their first time together in a movie. This movie is actually more cheesier than Abitrage because that movie was more realistic and very dark. Jennifer Lopez looked really gorgeous as usual and i seriously thought she was going to become a love interest for Gere. It gave me a feeling that they would be together in the end but ìt gave a twist that himself and Sarandon lived happily ever after! I was disappointed but Sarandon and Gere are a good movie couple anyways so I can't complain!Good movie I have to say!

kcastillo0319 Actually, if I hadn't seen the original Japanese version, I probably would have given this a higher rating. However, it didn't quite compare to the original, which was simpler and more charming. I like both versions well enough to watch more than once. I thought Richard Gere and Susan Sarandon were good. Detective Devine was a little lacking compared to his Japanese counterpart simply because you wouldn't expect the Japanese detective to respond the way he did to the surveillance. Jennifer Lopez was the weak link in this story; her character wasn't as developed as the Japanese, and her performance was one-dimensional. She didn't bring enough personality to the part to be the big catalyst the story line demands. Other than her weak performance, I thought it was a pretty good movie.

tomsview "Shall We Dance" succeeds because it avoids predictability and goes in a direction you don't expect. Richard Gere is John Clark, a lawyer who leads a safe life. His wife, Beverly, played by Susan Sarandon, calls most of the shots in their marriage, and the people in the office where he works pick on people who do not conform to the norm. Each night as John Clark commutes home on the train, he notices a woman sitting in the window of a dance studio. One night when she isn't there, he gets off the train to investigate. He enters Miss Mitzi's dance studio, and almost despite himself, enrols for lessons.Miss Mitzi's is a rather run-down establishment, and not as funky as the popular studio downtown. However, from the start John becomes involved in the lives of the other students and the teachers. Everyone at the studio is pursuing a dream of one kind or another. This is true of Jennifer Lopez's character Paulina, the overly serious dance instructor. Although Gere's character was initially drawn to the dance academy because of her presence in the window, there is no romance between them. "I prefer not to socialise with students, she tells him, I take dance very seriously and if I was your goal, you have wasted your time". However, she isn't, he loves his wife and he has another agenda altogether. John's wife, Beverly, suspects he is having an affair and hires a private detective.The detective quickly discovers that John is not having an affair and forces Beverly to accept that he is trying to find some hidden aspect of himself. The movie does not dwell on this element for long; the real themes of the film are discovery and fulfilment. Eventually, John goes to the department store where Beverly works and takes her away in a scene that is reminiscent of the ending of an "Officer and a Gentleman".Although the overly quirky Stanley Tucci as Link threatens to overbalance the story, his character becomes more rounded as the story unfolds, providing some uplifting moments when he conquers personal fears.Music is an important element in the movie and although it features recognisable standards such as "Moon River", "Sway" and "Book of Love", they have been given a contemporary twist.Jennifer Lopez's character, Paulina, lives only to dance, but has been rejected by her lover and dancing partner. She is attractive enough to catch the attention of men, but is aloof and lost in her own world. J.Lo fits the role perfectly with a low-key performance that also allows her to display her genuine dancing skills.At first it is a little hard to accept Richard Gere playing a somewhat repressed man. Although he is a lawyer, he is not dominant at work or at home. However, this is probably his best performance since "Pretty Woman", but very different. "Shall We Dance" is an engaging movie, and the two powerhouse stars play against type, making their performances all that more effective.

Catharina_Sweden This is a wonderful movie..! Both romantic, beautiful, psychologically correct - and with a good moral lesson to it. I liked it that handsome Gere and young, slim, perfect Lopez did NOT end up. But that Gere stayed with his middle-aged wife, and brought his new interest and new zest for life back into the marriage instead. To share it with his wife - instead of breaking up his family, as so many people do when they hit the mid-life crisis.This movie held a special interest for me, as I spent many years of my youth in dance studios, learning various kinds of dancing. Among them ball-room dancing. So - I recognize the practice and the atmosphere a lot! Also in real life, there are a lot of "ordinary" people who spend their free-time and money on dancing classes. Because they love the dancing and music, as well as the glamour and the alternate, parallel world... I knew people then, who said that they would not stand their life with a boring job, troublesome family members, etc. - if they did not have the dancing world to flee to.