Joachim Lafosse's drama is an unsentimentally observed, credibly acted study of a marriage turned sour, in which
a dance sequence involving the whole family movingly conveys a former shared happiness.
Not exact matches
Much of the plot
involves him, and he has the film's single funniest
sequence: a
dance - off at a gay bar.
It resembles Jurassic Park III in its general disdain for its audience and fatigue with its own shake - and - bake premise, but it does have a couple of laughs — the best bits
involving a surreal
dance - off and a ridiculously convoluted
sequence with a pair of role - playing strippers.
There is one particularly memorable burlesque
sequence involving the beautiful Erika Blanc where a coffin is carried out onto a stage and she proceeds to climb out of it and
dance.
Perhaps Jon M. Chu (Justin Biever: Never Say Never, Step Up 3D), who is used to directing well - choreographed
sequences in his previous
dance films, feels more comfortable in the quick - cut style
involved.
The story
involves three levels (with three blunt color schemes: muted, bold, and bolder)-- reality, a burlesque version of reality, and the representation of the lead's seductive
dances as action
sequences.
Though not packed with wall - to - wall
dance sequences, there are more than enough scenes
involving pointe shoes and pirouettes to keep them happy.