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Actors: Richard Gere, Jennifer Lopez, Susan Sarandon
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Shall We Dance? (2004) |
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John Clark (Richard Gere) is a respected business man, has a wonderful wife and daughter, but he feels there is something missing in his life. One evening on his drive home from work, he spots and dance studio and decides to give it a try. He signs up for regular classes and begins to enjoy himself. A young woman (Jennifer Lopez) who is one of the instructors catches his eye and they end up developing a strong friendship. He starts to really enjoy dancing and he enters into a competition held once a year. All this while, his wife (Susan Sarandon) has no idea what is going on. She hires a private detective to do a little spying on Clark, because she thinks he is having an affair. When the detective tells her that he is in a dance competition she and her daughter go to check him out. They realize how good he is and his wife is in shock. Clark notices them in the stands and ends up screwing up his dance. His wife is a bit upset that he kept this from her, but in the end he shows her how much he really cares for her.
--Steve Polizzi, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Shall We Dance? (2004) |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Time/era of movie:
- present (2000-2010)
Romance/Love/Hugging
Yes
Kind of romance:
- romance (general)
Job/Profession/Poverty Story?
Yes
Job:
- dancer
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- business executive
Age:
- 40's-50's
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard wavey
Body type
- (man) average
Events of movie makes character more...
- sensitive
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn straight
Body type
- (woman) ample bosom & buttocks
How much in movie?
- 60%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Setting
United States
Yes
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Movie makes you feel...
- very happy
Any profanity?
- Occasional swearing
If lots of song/dance...
- lot of dancing
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