One of many films from the 1980s that used the U.S.-Soviet tension of the time as an excuse to put all manner of hokum up on the movie screens.
Mikhail Baryshnikov and Gregory Hines come away relatively unscathed from this movie. Both are in it solely for their dancing abilities, and really that's the whole reason for the film's existence, that and the opportunity to give us not one but two smash hit songs to perform at that year's Oscar ceremony.
Featuring Helen Mirren, before anyone knew who Helen Mirren was, and Geralding Page, who would win an Oscar that year for "The Trip to Bountiful."
Grade: C+
Mikhail Baryshnikov and Gregory Hines come away relatively unscathed from this movie. Both are in it solely for their dancing abilities, and really that's the whole reason for the film's existence, that and the opportunity to give us not one but two smash hit songs to perform at that year's Oscar ceremony.
Featuring Helen Mirren, before anyone knew who Helen Mirren was, and Geralding Page, who would win an Oscar that year for "The Trip to Bountiful."
Grade: C+