A sunny, life-affirming celebration of simply hoofing it, any old how.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Nov 21, 2020

British director Peter Chelsom proves to be an inspired choice. Dressing the film with an eye-pleasing kitsch retro look and sprinkling the proceedings with moments of eccentric humor, he recalls his fine earlier films.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Apr 23, 2019

"Shall We Dance?'' celebrates marriage, self-renewal, the benefits of acting on impulse and the courage to dance to your own mambo beat. Audiences susceptible to its charms will be dancing down the aisles.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Jan 2, 2018

But there is nothing even deliciously bad or even fun bad in Shall We Dance, you won't find a moment of emotional truth, anywhere, nowhere, not in Richard Gere's twinkly demeanor, or in Susan Sarandon's googly eyeballs.

| Aug 24, 2017

Cute romance that is marred by homophobia.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Dec 28, 2010

Touches to make 'hip' what should be an unabashedly square story--such as the casting of Nick Cannon in a supporting role and an out-of-nowhere cameo by Ja Rule--more jar than gel.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Dec 29, 2008

Inevitably this film will be compared to its predecessor, and it simply can't win.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Oct 18, 2008

This excellent and acclaimed cast is shoved into a film whose screenplay should have alerted them that it's not ready to go before the cameras.

| Oct 18, 2008

Not as good as the original, but enjoyable nonetheless.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Sep 4, 2007

It's rather cute, but only the truly girly will fall for the decidedly Officer And A Gentlemanly denouement that injects a belated sexy note.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Dec 30, 2006

The 1996 original is classier, deeper, more poignant. A Ginger Rogers to this Beyonc.

Full Review | Original Score: 2.5/4 | Oct 11, 2006

What it doesn't have is any real point -- it's a love story with the lovers missing.

| Aug 10, 2006

American studios are, quite simply, incapable of the subtlety and understatement that made the Japanese original such an unforgettable classic.

| Original Score: 1.5/5 | Aug 10, 2006

Full Review | Original Score: 2.5/4 | Aug 10, 2006

Offers attractive, inoffensive characters and a smattering of broad laughs, but it fails to use its potential to explore weightier themes such as John's mid-life crisis.

| Jun 24, 2006

Os personagens vivem crises de identidade que soam reais graas s boas performances de seus intrpretes - e isto coloca o filme acima do que permitiria seu material.

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Mar 7, 2005

Shall We Dance? stumbles into a tight corner between comedy and romance, failing to satisfy on either count.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Feb 15, 2005

...if you're not prepared to watch Richard Gere pulsate for 106 minutes, you're not going to have much fun with this picture.

Full Review | Original Score: 6/10 | Feb 1, 2005

American filmmakers have [again] hammered something beautiful down into unremarkable mush. Still, it honors marriage more than any film in recent memory.

Full Review | Original Score: B- | Dec 23, 2004

Possesses a sunny optimism that filmgoers don't regularly see.

Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/4 | Dec 16, 2004