Several protagonists of the film did not have good dance training. Seeing their poor dance steps makes it difficult to concentrate and appreciate them seriously.
In terms of shooting techniques, the main dance sections are completed through constant lens transitions (limited by the dance skills of the actors), which makes the dance look fragmented, compared to the smooth beauty fully displayed by the long shots of the original book. are completely incomparable.
in the casting of the film. The hero and heroine are powerless together. Richard Gere did not show the role of Yakusho Koji in terms of his eyes or dancing skills. Richard's performance was very secretive, shy and lacking passion, but it was out of tune with this film. The heroine Jennifer Lopez only played the role of a vase in this film. After appreciating her perfect figure, the audience found that she did not use her temperament to take on the dark lines of the film. In the original work, the heroine played by Minyo Kusakari uses her unique and profound breath to attract the viewers and the hero into the dance studio together. It's not just about looks. This is the exact opposite of Jennifer's character, and as the film progresses, what we see is still a vase, and even visually fatigued.
In terms of supporting roles, the scenes of some of the characters added and deleted in the American version are also strongly racist. More prominently, Stanley Tucci, who has always expressed his unique appearance, temperament and delicate emotions, is impotent in this film. Compared to Naoto Takenaka's neurotic dancer who stole the whole movie, Stanley has been humiliated.
All in all, it's a template-like failed remake.
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