I am a fan of ballet, I find it to be the most beautiful form of dance in history, and The Company is a film I have been wanting to see for quite some time, in Australia the film hasn't been available for some time but it recently got a DVD release so I snapped it up quickly. The dance sequences are the best thing about this movie, I probably would have enjoyed it mire if there was a full film of just dance scenes, the scenes that aren't complimented very well by the actual storyline or lack thereof. The almost non existent plot bothered me a bit, at first it seemed as though it was headed somewhere but I quickly realized that this wasn't the case, it seemed to me that there was nothing to work towards, and at the end of the movie it just instills this belief further because the end is just so sudden and just nothing. Another thing I thought was wrong was the boring relationship between Neve and James, it wasn't interesting in the least.
With the exception of the plot problems this movie is great, the score is fantastic, the acting is wonderful, Neve Campbell is stellar in a role that she obviously felt very passionate about, Malcolm McDowell does the whole high strung ballet boss to perfection, and Mr Franco is unnecessary but pretty enough to look at.
If you're interested in ballet at all this movie is one to see because you really just observe how the company works in a kind of fly on the wall kind of way. For me it was just easy to watch but a tad frustrating due to the lacking plot but don't let that stop you, it's no Centre Stage but it is still worth watching. Check it out.
With the exception of the plot problems this movie is great, the score is fantastic, the acting is wonderful, Neve Campbell is stellar in a role that she obviously felt very passionate about, Malcolm McDowell does the whole high strung ballet boss to perfection, and Mr Franco is unnecessary but pretty enough to look at.
If you're interested in ballet at all this movie is one to see because you really just observe how the company works in a kind of fly on the wall kind of way. For me it was just easy to watch but a tad frustrating due to the lacking plot but don't let that stop you, it's no Centre Stage but it is still worth watching. Check it out.