The Dancer Upstairs
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Movie Reviews of The Dancer Upstairs
Movie Review: Confusing story with much too many unresolved details
Summary: 1 Stars
On the surface, this is the kind of film I usually like. It's set in an unnamed South American country. It's about terrorism. And it has all the off-beat twists and turns to be expected in an independent film. And, by the way, it's directed by John Malkovich.The story is about a policeman, played by Javier Bardem. He's such a good guy that he even gave up his practice of law because he hated the corruption. He's also a member of an indigenous Indian people and, in a scene or two, he speaks the native tongue to show how "ethnic" he is. Considering the fact that he's a dedicated and non-corrupt police officer, he lives a pretty good life. His wife is a bit of an airhead, dresses in the latest fashions and wants to have plastic surgery done on her nose. His daughter takes ballet classes.
The terrorists start doing bad things. Children with terrorist fervor blow themselves up in crowded marketplaces. Dogs are murdered and strung up on lampposts. Everyone is frightened and martial law takes over. And then our hero starts an affair with his daughter's ballet teacher.
Why did this film have to be in English? And why are there so many unresolved details? And, most of all, why did I keep falling asleep?
Sorry folks, I just didn't like this film. And I can't recommend it at all.
Movie Review: A very disapointing movie...espically that ramiro jimenez
Summary: 1 Stars
first of all why is it called "The Dancer Upstairs" when the ballet teacher lives in the basement?
second why do the spanish actors speak english. they cant even say their lines in proper english.
third, what was up with all those poor dead dogs hanging everywhere?? peoples heads are blown off, i mean give me a break.
fourth is when the mother is reading from index cards we cant see and speaking in eglish. the movie would have been more reealistic if it had english subtitles.
fifth that ramiro jimenez he was just h-o-r-r-i-b-l-e. he should isnt good at anything...i used to know him. he is a teacher in ecuador. he wasnt even a good teacher. i had him for 4th grade and boy was he a horrible teacher.
Movie Review: An abstract terrorist
Summary: 1 Stars
This movie is all about the search for an invisible 'terrorist'.This terrorist is not only invisible, but nobody explains in the movie for what he stands.
He threatens what? The police in general, the political system, the (elected or totalitarian) government? Or is he acting out of a personal revenge? Or is it simply a drugs dealer? Nobody knows.
So, all the action in this movie centres on an abstract character, a ghost. The search in itself is then the main theme of the movie. Not very interesting, if you ask me.
At the Rotterdam Film Festival I saw two magisterial movies about terrorists: 'Rachida' by Yamina Bachir and 'L'autre monde' by Merzak Allouache. A comparison is a judgement.
Movie Review: A Horrible Movie-The Dancer Upstairs
Summary: 1 Stars
This movie is definitaly NOT worth watching. It is very boring and it takes forever for the movie to end. Besides, the dancer lives downstairs, not upstairs. Then when the girl is reading the index cards, you could see the spanish words on them...unperfessional. It would have been better if this movie was in Spanish and it never was showed to the US. The movie also takes place in South American, with all Spanish Actors, they should just speak spanish! Another thing I didn't like was Ramiro Jimenez, he should not be in acting...he was horrible in this movie!Movie Review: The worst actor-Ramiro Jimenez
Summary: 1 Stars
I was highly unimpressed by Ramiro Jimenez. Go back to teaching...your no star! You stink like rotten bananas!!