Center Stage Critic Reviews

Metascore®:

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Based upon 11 Critic Reviews
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Chicago Sun-Times | Roger EbertAdd Critic to Favorites

The movie uses the materials of melodrama, but is gentle with them; it's oriented more in the real world, and doesn't jack up every conflict and love story into an overwrought crisis.Read the full review

The New York Times | Dana StevensAdd Critic to Favorites

Sexy and infectious in spite of itself.Read the full review

Boston Globe | Jay CarrAdd Critic to Favorites

Anybody who's ever laced on toe shoes, or wanted to, will find something to take away from Center Stage.Read the full review

Los Angeles Times | Jan StuartAdd Critic to Favorites

Only really kicks in when it is dancing, which is about half the time.Read the full review

San Francisco Chronicle | Peter StackAdd Critic to Favorites

The strained romantic plot is a slow fizzle.Read the full review

Variety | Emanuel LevyAdd Critic to Favorites

Unfortunately, Center Stage is directed and shot (by Geoffrey Simpson) in a way that doesn't let the audience feel the exhilarating pull of the dance world.Read the full review

Washington Post | Rita KempleyAdd Critic to Favorites

Awkwardly acted.Read the full review

Rolling Stone | Peter TraversAdd Critic to Favorites

The cliched script by Carol Heikkinen plays like "Dawson's Creek" in toeshoes.Read the full review

Entertainment Weekly | Lisa SchwarzbaumAdd Critic to Favorites

As a Balanchine-like martinet, Peter Gallagher is a hoot, whispering to his minions about good and bad feet.Read the full review

USA Today | Susan WloszczynaAdd Critic to Favorites

It's so predictable, you can set your watch to when the bulimic will sneak away to the bathroom.Read the full review

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