Mao's Last Dancer

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cooper 2 @RT95408447 Nov 19, 2025 I thought this was a stunning amazing film. must see See more Roberto P @RT15409026 Dec 24, 2024 Irregular narrative, a real story sometimes ruined by too much romantic honey and the all american world's good will heroes but saved by the music and dance. See more Jennifer Tehani S @RT86271842 Nov 28, 2024 I’m biased because I read the book prior to seeing the film, but I must say that this is one of the few times a film has been able to effectively elevate and bring a book to life with the depth, nuance and emotion many dance-centric movies inherently lack. Dramatizing real people and true stories doesn’t always go so well but this exceeded my expectations and then some. Bravo! PS there’s a reason why the book did so well internationally See more Jun 12, 2022 I can tell when I really like a movie because it is with me for hours after watching it. I was expecting a mediocre movie but was pleasantly surprised with good acting, being able to tell the story of Li Cunxin's life & good character depth. See more Aug 27, 2020 Top notch casting; clear storyline; clarity of time and place during flashback; unassailable care in ballet choreography and performance; superb all around See more Aug 29, 2019 In my opinion I didn't like how the filmmakers adapted the book, as the film doesn't pull me in or capture my emotions the same way the book did. I felt that film focuses on the wrong things, one of these distractions is the focus on romance, this is very common in movies, filmmakers will always emphasise these parts in film. For example in the book romance isn't focused on but just a couple words are exaggerated into minutes of unneeded content. This really disconnects the audience from the story. There were parts of the story all over the place. In the book the story starts from Li in the village, his beginnings. But in the film, it started in the setting of America. This didn't let the audience "grow up" with Li and experience the same story he had. Instead, your immediately thrown into a story halfway completed. The audience have no idea what background the MAIN CHARACTER has. If I was watching this film without reading a single piece of the book I'd be so confused about the characters backstory and experiences. As I touched on earlier the film is all over the place, switching from different times entirely. Randomly throughout the story through the slightest connection the filmmakers will switch back to Li's background from China, which in my opinion is not a good way of presenting a story. In conclusion, I'm very disappointed with the film because of its lack of story line and attention to character development. See more Read all reviews

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