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Square Dance

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Critics Reviews

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Carrie Rickey Philadelphia Inquirer 05/20/2013
2/4
Notwithstanding a knockabout performance by Jane Alexander as a Fort Worth floozy, Square Dance is do-si-dull. Go to Full Review Johanna Steinmetz Chicago Tribune 05/20/2013
2.5/4
There are so many small, well-crafted touches about the movie it`s painful to report that the whole is not quite the sum of its parts. Go to Full Review Michael Wilmington Los Angeles Times 05/20/2013
3.5/5
story can move you even if it's predictable, and that's what Square Dance accomplishes. It makes contact with its people, its land; it makes us feel for them; it hews out a slice of the earth, our earth, and makes it real. Go to Full Review Ben Yagoda Philadelphia Daily News 05/20/2013
The heights Square Dance reaches up until then are enough to make it one of the laudable films of the year. Go to Full Review David Parkinson Radio Times 05/20/2013
3/5
It's Rob Lowe's wildly unbelievable performance as the mentally disabled Rory (which seems to belong to another film altogether) that you'll be discussing once the movie's over. Go to Full Review TV Guide 05/20/2013
2/4
Using the familiar positions of the square dance as its central metaphor, this coming-of-age story is sincere but unexceptional. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Audience Reviews

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steve d 07/12/2020 Only Ryder is any good the rest is cringe-worthy See more 06/28/2016 Girl moves away and befriends mentally handicapped man. See more 09/03/2010 This is one of Winona Ryder's earlier roles that should not be overlooked. See more 09/03/2010 This is one of Winona Ryder's earlier roles that should not be overlooked. See more 11/07/2009 Undoubtedly Rob Lowe's best performance of his career. I watched this film for the first time when I was about 12 and named my first daughter "Gemma" after the main charachter in this film which I think was Winona Ryder's first film. See more 09/19/2008 [center][size=5]Square Dance [/size][left]On tv their is a channel called Lifetime, which is basically a womens channel with all inspiring shows and made for tv movies. This movie I consider to be in that catagory and its story is a sterotype for that channel. I believe that this actually was a made for tv movie when it came on back in 1987. And it also features a very young Winona Ryder in only her second movie but first starring role. The storyline itself isn't that great but the performances were better then expected. For being so young at the time Ryder was still able to carry an impressive performance that would highlight her future career. And Rob Lowe is also in the film as well. What is so weird about his character is that he is doing a Forest Gump impression, but Forrest Gump wouldn't be made for another couple of years after this film. My own recommendation really to see this movie would be just to see Lowes performance just to prove that I am not crazy about the Forrest Gump thing. (Tom Hanks had to have seen his performance before he made Forrest Gump) Or if your one of those who likes a good LM(Lifetime Movie) once in a while. [/left] [size=5] [img]http://images.excaliburfilms.com/DVD/reviews/imagesCH3WY/largemoviepic/gr114714D1.jpg[/img] [/size][/center] See more Read all reviews
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Daniel Petrie

Director

Winona Ryder

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Jane Alexander

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Jason Robards Sr.

Actor

Rob Lowe

Actor

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Director
Daniel Petrie