Center Stage Critic Reviews

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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