A skirt chaser turned dancer?

Rating: 6/10 (26 February 2005)

Richard Gere (John Clark) is a lawyer happily married and has 2 children. Or is he really happy? In the beginning of the movie, he is looking out of the train's window towards the dance school. A beautiful girl is at the dance school's balcony and John looks interested to know her further. Conclusion he liked the girl at first sight and joined dancing to check her out. If he really love dancing in his heart, he could have joined dancing classes long ago in other dance schools. Why did he only revive his passion recently when he saw a pretty dance teacher? Subconsciously, he has thoughts of a young 'girlfriend' behind his wife's back.
Now his wife. After she found out his husband is taking dance lessons behind her back. She starts to learn dancing D.I.Y at home (discovered by her daughter). Was she insecured? Is she worried her marriage is on the rocks since her colleague is facing the same problem? This whole thing is disturbingly flawed. The director should have took out the 'cute dance instructor, Paulina, standing at the dance school balcony' scene. Let John Clark sitting in the train, look at the dance school without any girls at his sight. Tell the audience that he is signing up dance lessons because of his passion. Meeting the pretty instructor is a bonus, not a planned skirt chasing scheme by John Clark.
Now about the music tracks. I agree its well picked but definitely not the best of the crop.
Mao points: 6/10