Maos Last Dancer

Exactly like the recent thriller Salt, Maos Last Dancer is the story of a child taken from his parents in early childhood, raised by the fanatical devotees of a communist state, force fed a steady diet of propaganda (America apparently doesnt have sunlight, and exists in a state of perpetual near darkness. ( Read More )

Simon Abrams

There probably isnt a western as quotable as this one, which also succeeds through its rogues gallery of memorable character actors and firecracker script. ( Read More )

Rebecca J. Ritzel

Many films have portrayed the rigors of ballet training, but none will make viewers wince quite like Maos Last Dancer. ( Read More )

Rick Groen

The themes may soar but everything else the dialogue, the performances, the direction, the dancing itself is credibly grounded. That makes for a very pleasing contrast. Not many movies bring their uplift down to earth. ( Read More )

Steven Rea

Bruce Beresford, the veteran director of such Oscar fare as Tender Mercies and Driving Miss Daisy, apparently didnt know when to quit, overplaying the already hokey script at every turn. And at every pirouette and pli. ( Read More )