The Company

The dancing was beautiful, as was the acting. But there was no plot...hardly any dialog. The main characters were developed, I think (josh and ry). but the story never developed. I kept waiting for something to happen and it never did.... Full review

This movie was the most boring, pointless, dumbest piece of crap I have ever forced myself to watch. I love James Franco and he was the only reason I continued to watch. However, he was barely in it! That made me... Full review

I wanted to see this movie because I am a Party of Five + Neve Campbell fan. However, this film was very disappointing. I kept waiting for a plot--where's the plot? Aren't movies supposed to have a plot? It felt like... Full review

I just saw this movie last night and I'm still thinking about it now. It was such an amazing movie. Granted it didn't have a big story, but I was still entertained. I thought Neve did a beautiful job...I kept rewinding... Full review

Collage of characters, with fragmented conversations that give you just enuff to know what’s going on. The cinematography was visually stunning; Neve Campbell puts her ballet training to good use in a vehicle that reminds me of 17th or 18th Century... Full review

Deeply disappointing and pointless Altman ballet flick. Nice to look at but no plot, script or really anything to absorb the viewer other than the pretty pictures of ballet dancers. Documentary like feel to the film but way less interesting than... Full review

When I go to a movie I expect for one aspect or another of the movie to keep my interest at all times. During the film I was not bored for even a second. A combination of the fabulous dance performance... Full review

I have been dancing for 10 years and the fact that there was no story, made me very disinterested. I fast forward through most of it.... Full review

It's a movie that spins in circles with no plot whatsoever. Yes, there are several feints at plot development, but we are disappointed every time. I ended up walking out after an hour.... Full review

Going into this movie you must realize that it is documentary-like, where there is not much of a plot, as it is a "behind the scenes" film. This movie has beautiful dancing, however that is about the only thing that is... Full review

The film's main downfall is its lack of drama.....not a bad actor but hardly one who's going to set anyone's world alight..... ... Full Review

It is an elegantly unified production, with tastefully executed vintage touches, and great care taken with Tchaikovsky's beloved score. True to its heritage, this "Nutcracker" revels in old-fashioned virtues -- chivalry, etiquette -- and in genuine Russian style, the tricked-up folk dances that constitute the second act's divertissements are sentimental, even nostalgic. ... Full Review

Ry is awarded a romance with handsome James Franco as a young chef who caps their first night together by staying to cook breakfast. McDowell, sends him up shamelessly. ... Full Review

Altman added that this didn't make the character particularly likeable however, saying he was prone to hustling, favouritism and even bullying - "all kinds of human traits. Altman said this was deliberate, as he felt there were few stories that could be told well on film. ... Full Review

Campbell worked for years with screenwriter Barbara Turner, who had worked with director Robert Altman when he was making television shows and she was an actress in the 1960s, to lay the foundation for her ideal ballet film. Neve and I would meet every once in a while, I'd show her all the transcriptions, and she'd pick out what she liked. ... Full Review

Last Updated: 5:54PM GMT 23 Mar 2009 Gerald Arpino, who died on October 29 aged 85, was the founding dancer, choreographer and finally artistic director of the Joffrey Ballet, America's most populist and patriotic ballet company. ... Full Article

We may be able to prop up our failing economy purely by the amount of films being made about it. The latest is John Wells' independent drama "The Company Men," which has just attracted Kevin Costner and Tommy Lee Jones. ... Full Article

"JFK" co-stars Kevin Costner and Tommy Lee Jones will reteam for "The Company Man", an independently-financed drama headlined by Ben Affleck. TV-vet John Wells wrote the script, and will direct. ... Full Article

You don't have to know much about ballet to see Fernando Bujones was extraordinary. The graceful lines, the effortless athleticism -- if Bujones was overshadowed by certain sex-symbol Russians during his dancing days, it certainly wasn't because of any shortcoming... ... Full Article

Roadshow Entertainment. Rental only. The Film: One-time ballet dancer Neve Campbell's pet project was handed over to master director Robert Altman, and the result is an expectedly rambling, virtually plotless few-months-in-the-life of an aspiring ballet dancer. ... Full Article

"Well," I said to my buddy Howard Karren after a screening of this, the debut feature of director Lance Hammer, "that's a little more than half a great movie." ... Full Article