Beautiful foreign movie ruined by Hollywood

Rating: 3/10 (12 October 2004)

The original Shall We Dance from Japan was a nationwide and a cultural phenomenon, due to the main character's discovering his inner youth and zest for life while developing a passion for ballroom dancing. The main character was unhappy with the doldrums of his corporate job, and took an unusual cultural step in entering a dance studio that he saw on his way home.
In the American version, Richard Gere becomes intrigued by JLo staring out the window.
Wow, that's creative and different, married middle-aged man attracted to hot Latina woman. I guess the Hollywood executives who made this film thought a movie in which the main character struggles with infidelity was more sellable than simply a more innocent story about a man searching for happiness, but this premise alone completely and adversely changes the tone of the original.