Marilyn Hotchkiss Ballroom Dancing & Charm School

drives the narrative and keeps the film interesting.....The characters are fairly believable and charismatic, yet lack motivation....Marilyn Hotchkiss Ballroom Dancing and Charm School is an enchanting tale of true love and dedication that goes beyond the frailty of our mortal lives.....The story is heart-warming and charming....The screenplay is decent.... ... Full Review

Fifteen years after he launched his career with the short film "Marilyn Hotchkiss Ballroom Dancing & Charm School," writer/director Randall Miller has revisited and reshaped the story into an uneven but ultimately very touching parable on the redemptive power of love. ... Full Review

There's a vaguely dreamlike tone to the film which works well and the script maintains a careful balance between moments of humour and some quietly moving scenes. The supporting cast are wonderful too - Mary Steenburgen is particularly good as the weirdly mannered Marienne Hotchkiss (Marilyn's daughter) and Donnie Wahlberg is superb as the best dancer in the class. ... Full Review

The charm is harder to teach -- and learn -- at "Marilyn Hotchkiss Ballroom Dancing & Charm School. And it's a rare (and great) treat to see the immortal Sonia Braga -- Brazil's greatest actress -- in action with two or more would-be husbands. ... Full Review

For all that, Miller's movie seems so honorable in sentimental intent that some may appreciate it quite a lot anyway. Steve eagerly spills the story of how he was on his way to a reunion with Lisa, a fellow former member of the "Marilyn Hotchkiss Ballroom Dancing and Charm School. ... Full Review

Marilyn Hotchkiss Ballroom Dancing and Charm School is an enchanting tale of true love and dedication that goes beyond the frailty of our mortal lives. ... Full Article

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An all star cast heads up Marilyn Hotchkiss Ballroom Dancing and Charm School, a heartfelt, nostalgic and gently humorous story about a chance encounter in which one man's dreams become another man's destiny, starring Oscar winner Marisa Tomei, Robert Carlyle,... ... Full Article

Director(s): Randall Miller.Screenplay: Randall Miller and Jody Savin.Cast: Robert Carlyle, Marisa Tomei, Mary Steenburgen, Donnie Wahlberg, John Goodman and Sean Astin.Distributor: Samuel Goldwyn Pictures. ... Full Article

There's a place, in the movies as well as in life, for the truly untalented, and Marilyn Hotchkiss Ballroom Dancing and Charm School is an homage to one of those places. As Mary Steenburgen, speaking in the shrill quaver of ... Full Article