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Parody of popular dance movies about a privileged white girl from the suburbs who moves to the inner city and attempts to perfect her dance moves. Cast:Damon Wayans Jr., Craig Wayans, Shoshanna Bush, Essence Atkins, Affion CrockettDirector:Damien WayansRelease Date:May 22, 2009DVD Release:September 8, 2009From:ParamountRating:PG-13Length:1 hr 23 min
Dance Flick played to fair reviews. Reviews were mixed. • Moira Macdonald wrote in the Seattle Times, "...a cheerfully tasteless mess, with the gags coming rapid-fire in the hopes that we won't notice that some of them fall flat." • And Danny Deza wrote in the Boston Globe, "...promises mind-numbing one-liners, crude humor, and dumb moments that you can't help but laugh at because they are unbelievably horrible." More Reviews Below...
Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly: VERY GOOD(cg) "...an enjoyably dirty-minded sendup of when-ballet-met-hip-hop youth musicals... David Alan Grier does the ultimate break dance from hell."(See all of Owen Gleiberman's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 85 words, 05/29/09
Claudia Puig, USA Today: MODERATE(cg) "...occasionally hits its mark... But too often it stumbles clumsily into bad taste.... Some segments in the rowdy spoof stretch too long, while others are underdeveloped."(See all of Claudia Puig's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 368 words, 05/22/09
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Joe Neumaier, New York Daily News: POOR(cg) "There's an art to making a good spoof, but good luck finding it, not only because the movie goes for easy toilet humor, but because it often relies on it to stay afloat."(See all of Joe Neumaier's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 356 words, 05/21/09
Teresa Budasi, Chicago Sun-Times: WEAK(cg) "If bodily function humor is your thing, you may laugh when a dance crew member, while spinning on his back, whizzes like a racehorse all over a rival dancer."(See all of Teresa Budasi's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 463 words, 05/22/09
Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times/Chicago Tribune: MODERATE "The miss-and-hit parodies score best when focusing on the Julia Stiles-styled girl next door chasing her dream of becoming a ballet dancer while attending Musical High."(See all of Glenn Whipp's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 386 words, 05/22/09
Kyle Smith, New York Post: POOR(cg) "If there exists anyone in the comedy business less funny than the Wayans clan, it's Amy Sedaris, so she's here, too, doing a dance teacher called 'Ms. Cameltoé.' "(See all of Kyle Smith's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 506 words, 05/22/09
John Anderson, New York Newsday: POOR(cg) "...never gets beyond the tired, lazy, sophomoric (to say nothing of glandular) humor of 'Meet the Spartans' and 'Disaster Movie.' "(See all of John Anderson's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 243 words, 05/21/09
Jennie Punter, Toronto Globe & Mail: MODERATE(cg) "With so many Wayans, 'Dance Flick' sometimes feels like you're watching Eddie Murphy in one of the Klumps movies in which he plays every other character."(See all of Jennie Punter's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 723 words, 05/22/09
Radheyan Simonpillai, Toronto Now: POOR(cg) "...offends without having the excuse of being humorous. The fact that the filmmakers think a fat guy or a flamboyant gay guy is funny in itself is just plain infantile."(See all of Radheyan Simonpillai's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 143 words, 05/28/09
Carrie Rickey, Philadelphia Inquirer: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "...a teenpix spoof that might be called Step Up to Get Served at the Save the Last Dance High School Musical Roll Bounce, is a gigglefest..."(See all of Carrie Rickey's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 282 words, 05/22/09
Danny Deza, Boston Globe: POOR(cg) "...promises mind-numbing one-liners, crude humor, and dumb moments that you can't help but laugh at because they are unbelievably horrible."(See all of Danny Deza's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 313 words, 05/22/09
Tom Meek, Boston Phoenix: WEAK(cg) "Everything from 'Step Up' to 'Hairspray' gets sent up. Some of the gags work; most roll like a pickled sot trying to bust a move in 'the pit.' "(See all of Tom Meek's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 156 words, 05/28/09
Radheyan Simonpillai, Toronto Now: POOR(cg) "...offends without having the excuse of being humorous. The fact that the filmmakers think a fat guy or a flamboyant gay guy is funny in itself is just plain infantile."(See all of Radheyan Simonpillai's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 143 words, 05/28/09
Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times: MODERATE "The miss-and-hit parodies score best when focusing on the Julia Stiles-styled girl next door chasing her dream of becoming a ballet dancer while attending Musical High."(See all of Glenn Whipp's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 386 words, 05/22/09
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Peter Debruge, Daily Variety: MODERATE "...settles for obvious punchlines, delivering just enough laughs to justify its existence without coming anywhere near the bar set by 'Scary Movie.' "(See all of Peter Debruge's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 711 words, 05/22/09
Michael Rechtshaffen, Hollywood Reporter: GOOD "Dante Wayans and co-writers/family members Keenen Ivory, Shawn, Marlon and Craig have done an efficient job in keeping the laugh-to-groan ratio reasonably high."(See all of Michael Rechtshaffen's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 393 words, 05/22/09
Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times: MODERATE "The miss-and-hit parodies score best when focusing on the Julia Stiles-styled girl next door chasing her dream of becoming a ballet dancer while attending Musical High."(See all of Glenn Whipp's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 386 words, 05/22/09
22.7 Percentage Points Average Difference Between Reviews (Norm is 18.4pp; <18.4pp = More Consistent; >18.4pp = More Mixed)
Dance Flick's reviews are separated by an average 22.7 percentage points. The norm for this measure is 18.4 percentage points. Less than 18.4 indicates more consistent reviews; greater than 18.4 indicates more mixed reviews. In the chart below, each dot represents a review, with the dots at the top more positive than the dots at the bottom. From left to right, the dots represent reviews in big, bigger and biggest publications. Roll over each dot for more detail.
Dance Flick (24 reviews) Roll over dots for each review
Coverage:Dance Flick's reviews cover 32.3% of potential readers (average is 67.9%). Volume:The film's reviews total 9,726 words involume (average is 20,194 words). Length:The film's reviews average 405 words in length (the norm is 517 words).
Reviews Broke 44.0 Hours After Release (Norm is 1.2 Release)
Dance Flick's reviews on average broke 44.0 hours after opening. Norm for this measure is 1.2 hours before. The chart below shows reviews on opening day and the days before and after opening; the left side is earlier and the right side is later. The red bars extending above the horizontal mid-line represent more positive reviews, and the red bars extending below represent more negative reviews. The white space/red bar in the middle is Dance Flick's opening day. Click on any bar for a list of the reviews for that day.
Dance Flick (24 reviews, click on bars for reviews)
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