ViewGuide

Created Nov 02, 2007 01:54PM PST • Edited Nov 02, 2007 01:54PM PST

1. Quality

2. Summary

   Great 4.0

   Set in Nazi Germany, all these boys (and gals!) want to do is have fun. They see Swing Dance as a method of expression and individualism in these difficult times. However, the Nazi party starts to crack down on these sorts of ‘dance clubs’ and they’re given the choice…join the army, or prosecution of themselves and their family. You will find no true happy ending to this story, but be left with the sense that these boys have done their duty.

4. Acting

   Really Great 4.5

5. Male Stars Perfect 5.0

   Robert Sean Leonard (Dead Poets Society, Tape, House MD.) gives a performance that would rival the one he gave in ‘The Dead Poets Society’ consistantly throughout the film.

6. Female Stars Perfect 5.0

7. Female Costars Perfect 5.0

8. Male Costars Really Great 4.5

10. Film

    Great 4.0

11. Direction Really Great 4.5

12. Play Great 4.0

    The dialogue is not as pristine as I’d like to have seen, but it reflects the time and setting very well.

13. Music Really Great 4.5

14. Visuals Really Great 4.5
15. Content

16. Edge

    Risqué 2.5

    Some crude jokes and general talk.

17. Sex Titillating 2.5

    Mild sexual situations, suggestive dancing

18. Violence Fierce 2.5

    A character is beaten harshly, general wartime attire and news coverage

19. Rudeness Salty 2.5

    Occasional swearing.

21. Reality

    Natural 1.0

    Could easily have happened (and probably did.)

22. Circumstantial Natural 1.0

23. Biological Natural 1.0

24. Physical Natural 1.0