You'll leave the theater feeling good

Rating: 7/10 (30 October 2004)

I have to disagree with the previous poster. This is not great art, for sure, but it is good entertainment. I know I have a weak spot for romantic comedies but nevertheless I will go on record as saying that I really liked "Shall We Dance". Stanley Tucci and Lisa Ann Walter as Link and Bobbie, respectively, are alone worth the price of admission--they are NOT miscast. (Stanley Tucci's wig and false teeth may be miscast, but not him.) Susan Sarandon is totally professional, as usual, and looks fabulous for her age (dammit). It's hard to believe that a guy could look like Richard Gere, be married to a woman like Susan Sarandon, and live a boring life, but hey, this is the movies, you have to suspend disbelief. And Jennifer Lopez is, thankfully, not given too many lines to speak--but boy, that chica can dance! And, what a body. The scene where they go back to the dance studio and practice a deux without the lights is very hot. A good date movie and fun all around.