This is Altman at his easiest, his most unruffled, and complete.

| Dec 15, 2017

Excellent look at what goes into creating ballet.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Dec 28, 2010

The venerable Altman's distinctive eye remains undimmed.

| Original Score: 3/5 | May 14, 2004

Meanders aimlessly until eventually falling flat on its face.

| Original Score: 2/5 | May 11, 2004

Altman ... whose intuition for placing the camera in just the right spot has always been impressive. In the dance scenes, it's flawless.

Full Review | Original Score: 5/5 | Mar 19, 2004

Instead, it is the collective nature of the artistic medium that is the focus, Altman introducing an almost stream of conscience-like narrative that's mesmerizing and distant all at the same time.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Mar 4, 2004

Altman thrusts upon the audience the responsibility of connecting the dots. But the dots don't connect, and instead of the resolution that generally follows tension, there is a feeling of having missed something.

Full Review | Original Score: 2.5/5 | Feb 26, 2004

It neither adores nor disapproves of its players, which leaves the moviegoer a little clueless, and unmoved.

Full Review | Original Score: 2.5/4 | Feb 5, 2004

| Original Score: 2/5 | Feb 1, 2004

The measured pace of The Company could tax the patience of some, but the dancing is so well executed, and so energetic, that only the most dance-averse members of the audience would likely object.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Jan 30, 2004

A love letter to performers who put their egos and bodies on the line.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/4 | Jan 30, 2004

It's a joy to watch these colorful characters, and their exacting, physically demanding dances, from a leisured distance.

Full Review | Jan 23, 2004

In straining to mix the real story of ballet's demands with a romance, The Company fails to capture our imaginations.

Full Review | Original Score: 2.5/4 | Jan 23, 2004

This is an absolutely miraculous movie.

Full Review | Jan 22, 2004

Altman is a master at blending ensemble casts ... but there's little he can do with these nondescript characters, who quickly blend into a faceless morass.

| Jan 22, 2004

A loving tribute to artists, and to art.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Jan 16, 2004

Lacks what could kindly be called coherence.

| Original Score: 2/4 | Jan 16, 2004

The dances are beautiful, and the way the dancers live and interact have the ring of truth.

Full Review | Original Score: B | Jan 16, 2004

Feels like a documentary that's missing the surprises of real life.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Jan 16, 2004

Even though the Joffrey, founded nearly 50 years ago, has powerful work in its repertory, the film emphasizes dance that is pretty and a touch vapid.

Full Review | Jan 15, 2004