BB.5
(out of 5)
Silly rip-off of Fame that is not helped by bad acting from the leads, an idiotic script or the few uninspired dance scenes. Amanda Schull plays a naive but excitable young lady who decides to audition for the American Ballet Academy and somehow gets in on her charm (hmmm…). Her school year starts and she finds herself in a complex world of hard-driving teachers, insensitive men and fellow students who would do anything to be better than everybody else. Basically, she goes to high school again except we see more leotards. Does anyone care? Not really. Donna Murphy is excellent as the ballet teacher who seems strict but has a large heart for her students.
Columbia Pictures Corporation, Laurence Mark Productions
USA, 2000
Directed by Nicholas Hytner
Screenplay by Carol Heikkinen
Cinematography by Geoffrey Simpson
Produced by Laurence Mark
Music by George Fenton
Production Design by David Gropman
Costume Design by Ruth Myers
Film Editing by Tariq Anwar
