The Company
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Movie Reviews of The Company
Movie Review: so what is the problem about the plot?
Summary: 5 Stars
"Plot-oriented prose still exists and will continue to exist," posits Shklovsky, writing in 1926, "but it has been consigned to the attic."
The world moves on, folks. This movie is about process. You see all the people playing their roles. What dancers face as they try to make a living, even if they are in top shelf companies. What administrators face as they juggle budgets with artistic goals. You learn about what goes on in dance rehearsals and then find out what the result is on stage for the audience. The narrative is not important.
The dance performances are stunning.
Do we need the nonsense that we get in Rocky, phony stories about overcoming phony situations?
This is Altman. He has been doing this since he became known with M*A*S*H.
If you have trouble with this concept, then watch the director's commentary and you might get an idea to the method of Altman's madness.
Movie Review: A wonderful behind the scenes look at artistic production
Summary: 5 Stars
First of all, let me make one thing perfectly clear. I am not a big fan of dance in general and ballet particularly. Next, there is essentially no story in this movie--it's more of a documentary style look at how dance productions are put together. With all that, I loved this movie. I was totally swept up with the dance numbers which are extremely creative and haunting and fun to watch. In addition, Malcolm MacDowell is wonderful as that crusty genius who runs the show. He is absolutely convincing. I was fascinated watching the performances rehearsed and how they went from choosing the dancers to the final spectacle on the stage. If you appreciate art at all and are fascinated at what it takes to expose yourself as an artist on the stage, I highly, highly recommend this film. Robert Altman continues to amaze. Bravo!Movie Review: Much better than I expected
Summary: 5 Stars
I enjoyed this movie more than I had expected to given the reviews I've read. I think one has to love dance more than the average movie-goer does in order to enjoy The Company.
The dancing is wonderful. It is modern in the way it is choreographed and balletic in the way it is danced. And both the choreography and dancing are the very best. As a former member of the Los Angles Ballet Company I can say there is a lot of realism in the depiction of the life of the dancers.
I agree that there is not much plot in The Company; but really, aren't we all tired of the overdone young-dancer-gets-a-break-and-becomes-a-star storyline? The Company doesn't need plot because it is not a story; it is a portrait of a way of life. Looked at like that, it is a wonderful movie.
Movie Review: A Photographic Memoir
Summary: 5 Stars
The Company is a beautiful book of memories from one young dancer's (Neve Campbell's) year at the Joffrey Ballet. I call it a book because the movie shows highlights from her life much like a photo album shows highlights from a person's life. This includes glimpses on what life is like and the sacrifices that a dancer must make to achieve her goals. Highlights from the film include Ms Campbell's sultry, but clean, dance in the rain and the Snake Dance. The film is artsy and may not be appreciated by those who like a strong movie plot. But it is a wonderful book of memories from a year in the life of a beautiful dancer. I have only seen the movie and look forward to purchasing the DVD.Movie Review: Another Sublime Altman Film Nobody Has Seen...
Summary: 5 Stars
...and those who did saw it for the wrong reasons.
I prefer to consider this Altman's truly final film and therefore his final statement (PRAIRIE HOME COMPANION, while quaintly amusing, is pretty anemic, not surprising given Altman's health during production). It has all the markings of an artist coming to terms with his Muse and/or Moloch. The melodrama, while sufficiently engaging, plays more like a fading illusion, relegated to the backdrop of Altman's preferences for the blurred, interrelated, and dream-like fantasia of the stage and the cinema.
To only judge this on dance and not on Altman's penchant for avant-garde narrative is entirely too reductive.