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Dancer Upstairs, The (2003) Rank 2 Reviews
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The Onion (A.V. Club) (Keith Phipps)
Though he never quite rescues the film, Bardem continually suggests the tensions bubbling under the surface that Dancer itself never penetrates. ...read the complete Dancer Upstairs movie review at The Onion (A.V. Club) (Keith Phipps)
Baltimore Sun (Michael Sragow)
The movie fails at the primary steps of turning Rejas' mind inside out and dramatizing the contradictions in his heart and soul. ...read the complete Dancer Upstairs movie review at Baltimore Sun (Michael Sragow)
TV Guide (Maitland McDonagh)
Casting a film set in Latin America with Spanish-and Italian-speaking performers acting in English misfires; the actors' diverse accents clash, some are clearly more fluent than others and the sense of relief when anyone speaks a rare line in Spanish is ...read the complete Dancer Upstairs movie review at TV Guide (Maitland McDonagh)
New York Daily News (Jack Mathews)
Has many of the qualities that made the actor such a great target for self-parody in Spike Jonze's "Being John Malkovich" - it's sober, deliberate, self-consciously mysterious and no fun at all. ...read the complete Dancer Upstairs movie review at New York Daily News (Jack Mathews)
Washington Post (Desson Thomson)
The only reason this dilemma has any import is thanks to Bardem, who almost single-handedly drags the film along. ...read the complete Dancer Upstairs movie review at Washington Post (Desson Thomson)
San Francisco Chronicle (Mick LaSalle)
An ambitious political thriller, a multilingual film of mood and texture and the occasional haunting image. ...read the complete Dancer Upstairs movie review at San Francisco Chronicle (Mick LaSalle)
Film Threat (Anthony Miele)
Humorous yet subtle characters aid Malkovich in creating a film that is engaging and entertaining, while at the same time lumbering during long stretches. ...read the complete Dancer Upstairs movie review at Film Threat (Anthony Miele)
Portland Oregonian (Shawn Levy)
A murky, turgid work that is no doubt exactly the film Malkovich wished to make but is so indirect and affected as to border on incoherent. ...read the complete Dancer Upstairs movie review at Portland Oregonian (Shawn Levy)
Austin Chronicle (Marc Savlov)
Falters in small but important ways -– the suspense, carefully ratcheted up throughout, just plain goes busto in the film’s final moments -– while Malkovich stays resolutely behind the camera, a consummate professional who, this time, ...read the complete Dancer Upstairs movie review at Austin Chronicle (Marc Savlov)
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