Take the Lead
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- Synopsis
- Antonio Banderas stars as a professional dancer who volunteers to teach dance at a New York City public school. His students, who prefer hip-hop to ballroom dancing, resist his methods at first; but eventually, teacher and students team up to create ......
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- Starring
- Antonio Banderas, Alfre Woodard, Rob Brown, Yaya DaCosta, Lauren Collins
- Director(s)
- Liz Friedlander
- Distributor(s)
- New Line
- MPAA Rating
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 108 min.
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Chicago Sun-Times | Roger EbertAdd Critic to Favorites
Antonio Banderas is reason enough to see the movie.Read the full review
USA Today | Claudia PuigAdd Critic to Favorites
The movie's best moments are between Banderas and the kids. When the plot shifts to reveal the students' back stories (one has a prostitute mother, another a drunken father), the story becomes a melodramatic rehash of other movies, like "Fame" or "Rent."Read the full review
Rolling Stone | Peter TraversAdd Critic to Favorites
Inspired by a true story (translation: a lot of it is made up), the movie shucks its corn straight from the cob. But it's no less engaging for that, thanks to the enthusiasm of the young cast and the fusion of classic dance with hip-hop moves courtesy of Rich and Tone Talauega.Read the full review
