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The Dancer Upstairs (2002)

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The Dancer Upstairs
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CastMontserrat Astudillo, Javier Bardem, Marie-Anne Berganza, Juan Diego Botto, Luís Miguel Cintra, Juan Diego Botta, Oliver Cotton and Laura Morante
Theatrical ReleaseNovember 30, 2001
DVD ReleaseSeptember 23, 2003
Running Time135 minutes
MPAA RatingR (Restricted)
UPC Code024543088295
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Languages: English (Original Language - Dolby Digital 5.1), French (Original Language - Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround), Spanish (Original Language - Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Dubbed - Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround), Spanish (Dubbed - Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround)
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Average user review: 3.5 (42 reviews)

rating: 5 QuoteMalkovich being MalkovichQuote
Whether he is in front of the screen or behind the screen, John Malkovich is my guy! March 7, 2008

rating: 2 QuoteDissapointingQuote
I was disappointed by this movie. Although it has Laura Morante and Javier Bardem in it, and their acting is well done, the movie itself lacks so many things it I couldn't wait for it to be over. The film is slow, tedious and somewhat boring. Also, the plot is a bit confused and convoluted. The film fails to draw the viewer in and fails to tie many many things together. Several things are never explained which left me feeling confused and unable to better appreciate this movie. I just didn't like it much. February 3, 2008

rating: 2 QuoteReally surprised at how terribly boring this film was ,especially with Bardem!Quote
Javier Bardem is one of my favorite actors, but coupled with the flat affect personality and sensibility of John Malkovich, THE DANCER UPSTAIRS was 135 minutes of blah,blah,blah.It shouldn't have been.This film was based on the real life events that terrorized the country of Peru back in the 1980's! What we got was a film as dead and lifeless as Malkovich's eyes and speech.This film,which has a very steamy cover to it with "An Intense Thriller" written at the bottom went no where very slowly.In the commentary, Malkovich says that he wanted to use actors who"have English as their second language".WHY John? I would have preferred that this Latin American political piece be done in original language with subtitles.But then, Italian actress Laura Morante would have had to learn another language.Even Bardem did not seem to me totally comfortable inhabiting the role of Officer Rejas,even as fluent in English as he is.
A friend from Peru explained to me what really happened during that time and all of the characters involved.That was more exciting than Malkovich's film.A COMPLETE PASS on this one! January 11, 2008

rating: 5 QuoteMasterpieceQuote
This is a brilliant work of art. A wonderful, thoughtful, and tense story with great depth especially from Bardem. The under-stated tone makes it so much more powerful. Magnificent. Don Lessnau, Redford, MI November 17, 2007

rating: 5 Quoteone of my top 5 movies of all timeQuote
it does not get any better than this if you are an adult movie goer. October 16, 2007

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