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Movie critics combined give Mad Hot Ballroom (2005) a score of 2.8825 out of 4
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Mad Hot Ballroom (2005) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Dallas Morning News (Philip Wuntch)Dallas Morning News (Philip Wuntch)
For director Marilyn Agrelo and screenwriter Amy Sewell, the documentary is a beautifully realized first effort. For the documented youngsters, it's a celebration of their stamina, tenacity and unforced lovability. ...read the complete Mad Hot Ballroom movie review at Dallas Morning News (Philip Wuntch)
Mad Hot Ballroom (2005) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies (Nell Minow)Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies (Nell Minow)
The beauty of this movie is the way that it shows that grace, dignity, elegance, and pride in mastering a skill are important and thrilling and transformational. ...read the complete Mad Hot Ballroom movie review at Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies (Nell Minow)
Mad Hot Ballroom (2005) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Parent PreviewsParent Previews
While their routines may lack the polish of a professional troupe, these competitors perform with an eagerness that makes Mad Hot Ballroom a foot-tapping, hip-swaying experience for audiences young and old. ...read the complete Mad Hot Ballroom movie review at Parent Previews
Mad Hot Ballroom (2005) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for In Film AustraliaIn Film Australia
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Mad Hot Ballroom (2005) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Boxoffice Magazine (Ray Greene)Boxoffice Magazine (Ray Greene)
A paean to the essential goodness of so many unsung heroes of American education, and to the frailty of the innocence all children carry with them. ...read the complete Mad Hot Ballroom movie review at Boxoffice Magazine (Ray Greene)
Mad Hot Ballroom (2005) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for The Land of Eric (Eric D. Snider)The Land of Eric (Eric D. Snider)
Much is made of how most of these kids come from single-parent families, some of them with behavioral problems in the past, and how the dance program gives them something to look forward to, whether they're any good or not. And you can see it in ...read the complete Mad Hot Ballroom movie review at The Land of Eric (Eric D. Snider)
Mad Hot Ballroom (2005) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for Oregonian (Shawn Levy)Oregonian (Shawn Levy)
A tiny, utterly charming film that takes a true thing, the teaching of ballroom dancing to fifth-graders in New York City, and makes a lovely, uplifting fantasia of it. ...read the complete Mad Hot Ballroom movie review at Oregonian (Shawn Levy)
Mad Hot Ballroom (2005) scores a combined 3.64 out of 4 stars for decentcontent.com (Yusuke Toyoda)decentcontent.com (Yusuke Toyoda)
...read the complete Mad Hot Ballroom movie review at decentcontent.com (Yusuke Toyoda)
Mad Hot Ballroom (2005) scores a combined 3.60 out of 4 stars for Los Angeles Times (Kenneth Turan)Los Angeles Times (Kenneth Turan)
A documentary experience to savor. Warm, funny and very difficult to resist, this engaging film combines the charm of "Spellbound" with the kinetic energy of "Strictly Ballroom" in a way that will make you want to laugh, cry and do a little dancing ...read the complete Mad Hot Ballroom movie review at Los Angeles Times (Kenneth Turan)
Mad Hot Ballroom (2005) scores a combined 3.52 out of 4 stars for ReelViews (James Berardinelli)ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
Mad Hot Ballroom isn't just heartwarming and inspiring, it's a remarkable look at a group of children whose most noteworthy trait is that they are ordinary. In these students we can see the dilemmas and potential of every 11-year old across ...read the complete Mad Hot Ballroom movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
Mad Hot Ballroom (2005) scores a combined 3.52 out of 4 stars for New York Daily News (Jami Bernard)New York Daily News (Jami Bernard)
This winning documentary about fifth-graders who learn ballroom dancing is one of those movies that make the world a brighter place. ...read the complete Mad Hot Ballroom movie review at New York Daily News (Jami Bernard)
Mad Hot Ballroom (2005) scores a combined 3.52 out of 4 stars for Charlotte Observer (Lawrence Toppman)Charlotte Observer (Lawrence Toppman)
These kids may be too small for sports and may not be headed to college on academic scholarships. But for once, they've proven to the world and to themselves that they matter. ...read the complete Mad Hot Ballroom movie review at Charlotte Observer (Lawrence Toppman)
Mad Hot Ballroom (2005) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Empire Magazine [UK]Empire Magazine [UK]
Cute, comical kids help make this ballroom dancing comp-romp a feelgood winner despite inexpert editing. ...read the complete Mad Hot Ballroom movie review at Empire Magazine [UK]
Mad Hot Ballroom (2005) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Detroit News (Tom Long)Detroit News (Tom Long)
The film's unintentional revelation may be that the competition isn't near as important as the education. The trophy is only a faint shadow of what has been accomplished. ...read the complete Mad Hot Ballroom movie review at Detroit News (Tom Long)
Mad Hot Ballroom (2005) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Palo Alto Online (Jeanne Aufmuth)Palo Alto Online (Jeanne Aufmuth)
Teamwork is the key to victory for students in Mad Hot BallroomNew York City fifth-graders turn up the heat in this precocious documentary that speaks the universal language of rhythm and soul. The low-income kids of Brooklyn, Queens and Washington ...read the complete Mad Hot Ballroom movie review at Palo Alto Online (Jeanne Aufmuth)
Mad Hot Ballroom (2005) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Entertainment WeeklyEntertainment Weekly
Innocent and vivacious and charming as they are, it's easy to watch the New York City public-school children in Mad Hot Ballroom and think that the movie is treating them as exotic pets. This is a documentary about fifth graders who join a 10-week ...read the complete Mad Hot Ballroom movie review at Entertainment Weekly
Mad Hot Ballroom (2005) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Atlanta Journal-Constitution (Eleanor Ringel Gillespie)Atlanta Journal-Constitution (Eleanor Ringel Gillespie)
Clearly, the dance lessons are life lessons as well, nurturing self-confidence, team spirit, the joy of dancing and even a slight touch of Old World etiquette in an otherwise too-busy- to-be-courteous world. ...read the complete Mad Hot Ballroom movie review at Atlanta Journal-Constitution (Eleanor Ringel Gillespie)
Mad Hot Ballroom (2005) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Denver Rocky Mountain News (Robert Denerstein)Denver Rocky Mountain News (Robert Denerstein)
...read the complete Mad Hot Ballroom movie review at Denver Rocky Mountain News (Robert Denerstein)
Mad Hot Ballroom (2005) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Lobo Howls (Judith Wolfe)Lobo Howls (Judith Wolfe)
Can the arts change lives? Check out this enchanting film about ballroom dancing in the NYC school system directed by Marilyn Agrelo and written by Amy Sweet. ...read the complete Mad Hot Ballroom movie review at Lobo Howls (Judith Wolfe)
Mad Hot Ballroom (2005) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for ReelViews (James Berardinelli)ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
Mad Hot Ballroom is about ballroom dancing in the same way that Spellbound is about spelling bees and Hoop Dreams is about basketball. That is to say, tangentially. Although ballroom dancing forms the backdrop against which this uplifting documentary is s ...read the complete Mad Hot Ballroom movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
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