Review № 1 The Company (2003)

  Cast:

            Neve Campbell           ...        Loretta 'Ry' Ryan

            Malcolm McDowell     ...        Alberto Antonelli

            James Franco               ...        Josh

            Barbara E. Robertson   ...         Harriet (as Barbara Robertson)

            William Dick                 ...       Edouard

            Susie Cusack                ...       Susie

            Marilyn Dodds Frank    ...         Mrs. Ryan

            John Lordan                  ...        Mr. Ryan

            Mariann Mayberry        ...         Stepmother

            Roderick Peeples          ...         Stepfather

            Yasen Peyankov           ...         Justin's Mentor

            Davis C. Robertson       ...         Alec - Joffrey Dancer (as Davis Robertson)

            Deborah Dawn             ...       Deborah - Joffrey Dancer

            John Gluckman             ...         John - Joffrey Dancer

            David Gombert             ...         Justin - Joffrey Dancer

Directed by Robert Altman

Written by Barbara Turner (screenplay)

  Genre:  Drama | Music | Romance

Storyline:

An inside look at the world of ballet. With the complete cooperation of the Joffrey Ballet of Chicago, Altman follows the stories of the dancers, whose professional and personal lives grow impossibly close, as they cope with the demands of a life in the ballet. Campbell plays a gifted but conflicted company member on the verge of becoming a principal dancer at a fictional Chicago troupe, with McDowell the company's co-founder and artistic director, considered one of America's most exciting choreographers. Franco plays Campbell's boyfriend and one of the few characters not involved in the world of dance.

Review:

This is a very beautiful film for those who love ballet. Very nice set representation. A participant of ballet troupe (Neve Campbell) met in a bar with the bartender Josh (James Franco), and they made relationships. Once he comes to her for a holiday, a time to sleep, without waiting for Christmas and one of the ideas bowing way through the dancers and gives her a bouquet of flowers. That's it! More than anything in the movie dancing happens.

In fact, with such a beautiful ballet particular action in the film is not required, but it could be more interesting story to come up with a script.

Due to the rather meager roles of actors in the film it’s not necessary to talk about their talent. They simply had no place to use it. But the dancers did their best. There are very beautiful costumes, decoration ideas, music. Their rehearsals are shown. Main character showed herself more as a dancer than as an actress. She beautifully performed a dance in the rain.

To my mind, the movie is for fans of ballet and dance in general than for the general viewers.