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The Company Reviews

2003

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Robert Altman's beautifully shot vision of the life of a ballet dancer. Read more

Starring	Neve Campbell, Malcolm McDowell, Joffee Ballet Company
Director	Robert Altman
Genres	Drama

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- Even more than in impressionist gems such as California Split and Nashville, story is not what this latest [2003]... read more on Time Out
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- - Time Out
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- - 9
  - 2
  Dull . .Slow . .Zero Stars
  
  This film never even made it all the way through. I rented it mainly to watch with a friend who loves ballet & dance . . .they requested it be turned off. ... read more »
  
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  - Donald
  - Glasgow
  - 07 Dec 2004 at 21:54
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- - 0
  - 0
  Bad Company
  
  Havin long admired Robert Altman's work I found this film a major let down. I had hoped that there would a number of cameo stories centering around the ... read more »
  
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- - Minopater
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  - Wallington
  - 16 Sep 2011 at 10:39
- - 2
  - 0
  A Good Film About Ballet
  
  Even if you're not particularly a ballet fan, like me, this is a great and sometimes beautiful film about that art form. It's a typical Robert Altman ... read more »
  
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- - Cato
  - 554 reviews
  - Lydbury North
  - 27 May 2010 at 15:41
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  Customer Review
  
  The star rating I gave was for the dance only, I feel a need to make that clear from the beginning. I was sadly disappointed in the lack of character, ... read more »
  
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  - UK
  - 23 Jun 2008 at 15:22
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  Customer Review
  
  This film is a visual delight. It enraptures your senses ... even if you find yourself waiting for the story to begin. It is neither a documentary about the ... read more »
  
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  - UK
  - 23 Jun 2008 at 15:22
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  What is this about?
  
  This is not the beautiful story about a dancer or a ballet company that I expected. There simply isn't any plot. And whilst Nev could put most of us to ... read more »
  
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  - Guildford, England
  - 10 Aug 2007 at 11:26
- - 3
  - 0
  In great company
  
  Sure, there's no plot to speak of but Altman's season-in-the-life of a ballet company - the Joffrey Ballet of Chicago - is one of his best films. And ... read more »
  
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- - RJNeb2
  - 752 reviews
  - London
  - 22 Oct 2006 at 19:31
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  - 0
  A different approach
  
  Perhaps remembering how he had his fingers burned making 'Pret-a-porter' and pleasing neither the fashion world, nor the film critics, Altman's ... read more »
  
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- - Savage
  - 632 reviews
  - London, England
  - 19 Sep 2006 at 16:59
- - 0
  - 0
  Worthy.
  
  If you like ballet or the culture of ballet, then you might like it. I think Altman is a great, but you ought to watch a documentary about ballet if you want to... read more »
  
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  - London
  - 07 Aug 2006 at 15:47
- - 0
  - 0
  Disappointing
  
  Some good ballet scenes but disappointing music. The film lacks a story.
  
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  - Maidenhead
  - 07 Jun 2006 at 14:15
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  - 1
  Pretentious but accurate
  
  This film was as a expected ... a rumbling, mumbling view of a dancer's life. But quite good actually! Most of the characters not wholly developed but this ... read more »
  
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  - Rosewell, Scotland
  - 04 May 2006 at 13:25
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- - 9
  - 2
  Dull . .Slow . .Zero Stars
  
  This film never even made it all the way through. I rented it mainly to watch with a friend who loves ballet & dance . . .they requested it be turned off. ... read more »
  
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  - Donald
  - Glasgow
  - 07 Dec 2004 at 21:54
- - 4
  - 0
  Beautiful and sensitively filmed
  
  No real story to this as it's more like a documentary. But you do get to see little snippets of dancers lives. In this film there are only about 3 actors, ... read more »
  
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- - Loonymoon
  - Herts
  - 09 Feb 2005 at 17:51
- - 4
  - 1
  I wouldn't bother even if you like ballet...
  
  I was disappointed by this film. There was little/no story, which I'm guessing this was an effort to concentrate on the dance content, however I spent the ... read more »
  
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  - Essex, England
  - 11 Dec 2005 at 18:05
- - 3
  - 0
  More of a 7 out of 10.
  
  In some ways it is more of a collection of scenes than a movie as although there is a definite linear flow, you couldn't say it was driven by narrative.read more »
  
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- - czantra
  - 1 review
  - Brighton
  - 11 Feb 2005 at 17:56
- - 3
  - 0
  In great company
  
  Sure, there's no plot to speak of but Altman's season-in-the-life of a ballet company - the Joffrey Ballet of Chicago - is one of his best films. And ... read more »
  
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- - RJNeb2
  - 752 reviews
  - London
  - 22 Oct 2006 at 19:31
- - 2
  - 0
  A Good Film About Ballet
  
  Even if you're not particularly a ballet fan, like me, this is a great and sometimes beautiful film about that art form. It's a typical Robert Altman ... read more »
  
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- - Cato
  - 554 reviews
  - Lydbury North
  - 27 May 2010 at 15:41
- - 3
  - 3
  Let-down from Altman
  
  Robert Altman is is an infuriatingly unpredictable director capable of the greatest highs and the most desperate lows. For every Nashville there is a Popeye, ... read more »
  
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- - Malc
  - 34 reviews
  - London
  - 17 Jan 2005 at 16:13
- - 1
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  Would avoid unless Ballet Fan
  
  This was quite a tedious film to watch and it had no real story. There were lots of Ballet scenes if you like that sort of thing. Turned off before end
  
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- - a customer
  - UK
  - 25 Jan 2005 at 17:03
- - 0
  - 0
  Fantastic dancing, beautifullly shot, very thin plot
  
  If you want to see some great dancing (except the final overproduced, ludicrously-costumed ballet) then this is it. As for an insight into the hard lives of ... read more »
  
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- - Rory Aitken
  - Totnes
  - 19 Jul 2005 at 09:25
- - 0
  - 0
  The life dance scenes could not hold this together
  
  I've no clue as to why this film was made, or its point. If they wanted to shoot a documentary, it would have been fine just showing the ballet itself with... read more »
  
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- 135718
- - Anonymous
  - Scotland
  - 03 Jun 2005 at 00:17

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