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10 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 50Village VoiceVillage VoiceIt never morphs into the amazing Christopher Guest jam it first suggests. Strike two is the fact that, not counting one superb, David Lee Roth scissor-kick in slo-mo, director Marcus Viner does little to marry Flatley's métier to the form.
- Won't win many new fans for the high-stepping dancer. It might even cost him a few old ones.
- 50Entertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumEntertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumThe best stuff: Wow, can those kids hoof - and so, even past his half-century mark, can the preening, Chicago-born Mr. F.
- 50Philadelphia InquirerCarrie RickeyPhiladelphia InquirerCarrie RickeyThroughout Flatley, now 52, is triumphal and indefatigable. There are two mysteries here: From whence comes Flatley's boundless energy? And why does it make me feel so tapped out?
- 50The New York TimesNeil GenzlingerThe New York TimesNeil GenzlingerThe excitement factor only intermittently carries from the arena to the screen.
- 50New York PostKyle SmithNew York PostKyle SmithAn essential document of bad taste that needs to go right into the time capsule. History must not forget.
- 40New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanNew York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanIt's simply a blandly shot recording of Michael Flatley's musical revue, as performed overseas.
- 25Boston GlobeBoston GlobeIf you're a fan of this Lord, find a copy of the 1999 DVD "Lord of the Dance" and don't waste your time with this flat vanity piece.
- 20Time OutS. James SnyderTime OutS. James SnyderSure, the footwork is flawless in this 3-D rendering of Michael Flatley's high-kicking show; it's the filmmaking that's dull.