Strictly Ballroom

Love love love It got everything right

There are no words for how much I adore this movie. I have watched it since I was 8 years old and it has continued to be my favorite dace movie, even now, 16 years later. The cuss words and the one scene I believe was completely unnecessary. Other than that however, I LOVE THIS MOVIE!!!! YOU SHOULD BUY IT! Oh and by the way, thank you iTunes.

This review is an excerpt from my book “Killer B’s: The 237 Best Movies On Video You’ve (Probably) Never Seen,” which is available as an ebook on iBooks. If you enjoy this review, there are 236 more like it in the book (plus a whole lot more). Check it out! STRICTLY BALLROOM: Them Aussies sure make some weird, wacky—and wonderful—films. This one is a mutant hybrid of “Dirty Dancing” and “This Is Spinal Tap”; a terpsichorean satire with a singular style, an enormous heart and an extravagant sense of humor. The competitions, for example, are surreal spectacles of psychedelic lighting and costumes even Lady Gaga would reject as garish Much of the film consists of sly skewerings of the typical “illicit lovers” romance plot and the “rebel without applause” genre; the surprise lies not so much in clichés that are tweaked, flipped and twisted, but in how endearing the characters are, and how attached to them we become. Their coach tells them a dancer needs looks, charm and confidence; this film has all three. Often hilarious, occasionally exhilarating, touchingly romantic and deeply sweet, “Strictly Ballroom” is a delightful reminder that you can find liberation and redemption in any form of artistic expression, if you just have the courage to follow your heart—and even if you dance to the beat of a different drummer.

I really liked this when it came out, seeing it several times in the theater. I am so glad it is on iTunes - it is a bit (very) cheezy, but really great fun.

Partially a comedy, also a romance. The dance sequence between the two lovers at the end is full of schmaltz...is wonderful...something I Iove!!! You also must remember that it is a spoof...not yuck, yuck comedy. i love this movie. One of my favorites, especially due to the two lovers and the ending.

1st thank you for adding a purchase version of this movie. it's a hard film to find and i am really glad i am able to buy it. for those out there who have not seen this film its a fun low budget movie but the acting and story are both pretty good. Great film to watch if you're just sitting around somewhere.