the audience applauded

Such a frustrating disappointment

Slow pace in the most part of the movie.

An Exercise In Nonsense

Regardless of tragedies happening globally our personal lives will always take precedence.Disasters happen. Mayhem abounds. But stubbing your toe will supercede all. T'is part of the human condition.In Razzle Dazzle, an excellent comedy, dance dominates the characters lives.Their raison d'etre, their whole rationale, superficially presented as terpsichorean.In truth, of course, there's far more involved - Egos, ambitions, needs and wants.The setting's no more than a convenient device. We all take ourselves too seriously.The deadpan delivery of patent absurdities. The self deception and lack of awareness. All these conspire to raise a chuckle along with a certain empathic engagement. You'll quickly forget it's a mocumentary. Mr. Jonathon's real - He's out there somewhere.Names may change. Locations differ. A mirror might well prove useful.

I enjoyed this movie from beginning to end. It was funny and heartwarming and the little kids costumes at some points were adorable. It is the story of a dance school called Mr. Jonathons dance studio that is trying to win the most prestigious of Australian dance group awards. The story winds together a tough dance teacher who has won the award every year called Ms. Elizabeth, a competitive mum who can't stand to watch her child lose (played superbly by Kerry Armstrong) and the children who are just trying to have fun. Its a touching Australian dance movie that reminds us of Strictly Ballroom. All in all I was very impressed and happy with the film and would recommend it to any family who is thinking about entering a dance competition.

What a great little film....This won't win Oscars or any other film award, but it will make you chuckle at the characters some of whom we all know in real life. What parent hasn't had the (mis)fortune to be part of ballet classes, whether it be classical, modern, tap or contemporary. Every week the little darlings don their leotards and ballet shoes and go along and join their other little friends and teacher Miss Denise (an ageing, usually overweight woman who shouldn't really wear a body hugging anything, but does. Every week she puts the kiddies through their steps, until the dreaded "End of year Dance Extravaganza" arrives. Parents fork out a lot of money to put their kids through dance class, then more money on costumes, buying the DVD, buying the music etc...all for 3 minutes on stage. This movie looks at it all, with hilarious consequences. Starring some of the best performers in Australian theatre, TV, cabaret and movies. A must see....it's awesome!!!!!

Razzle Dazzle makes us laugh at ourselves. No really! Darren Ashton (director) chooses his feel-good mockumentary on competitive dance in Australia to show realistic characters. And the audience can't help but laugh at our immature look on life - our competitive nature! Kerry Armstrong and Ben Miller are wonderfully cast as pushy stage mum Justine and dance visionary Mr Jonathon. Quirky yet significant lines show what's really happening in the arts (both adult and child perspective). The film even makes a crack on the plight of Afghani women. This has to be one of the first films that has been able to make me laugh uncontrollably at some parts of the film and think and question the character of humanity in others. It revolves around family so basically is good for any age. It really is a journey on dance - from the beginning, we're all connected to the characters and we want Mr Jonathon's dance school to win. We watch their journey progress and fold. Loved every minute of it! Denise Roberts as Barbara was funny too. She was my fav. character!Highly recommended! * * * * *