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Metascore
8 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80VarietyRonnie ScheibVarietyRonnie ScheibThe sensual movement of bodies through space creates a visual language whose infinite variations seduce and fascinate over the course of the film’s numerous rehearsals.
- 63Slant MagazineDiego SemereneSlant MagazineDiego SemereneIt's the moments when director Alan Brown stops worrying about clarifying plot and character motivation and lets the performances bring those into being that makes this an authentic project.
- 63RogerEbert.comRogerEbert.comIt's a lovely way to open a film that is at its best when it is displaying dancers in motion and exploring the complex dynamics of a rehearsal space.
- 60The DissolveAdam NaymanThe DissolveAdam Nayman[An] occasionally awkward but finally light-footed movie.
- 50The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckThe Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckThe gorgeous physicality is more impressive than the sketchy storyline of this dance-centric drama.
- 40Village VoiceViolet LuccaVillage VoiceViolet LuccaIf only verisimilitude equaled quality. But unfortunately, schmaltzy music and drab melodrama drag down the otherwise graceful moves of Five Dances.
- 40New York Daily NewsJoe NeumaierNew York Daily NewsJoe NeumaierThough the film’s untested cast struggles with the drama, and the sketched-out story is often banal (there are several amateurish calls-to-mom scenes), the presentation of a specific city subculture is etched from the heart.
- 40The New York TimesDavid DeWittThe New York TimesDavid DeWittA promising, though static, new film that never leaves its taciturn shadows for a single emotionally gripping moment.