Richard Gere. J-Lo. In A Movie That Will Make You Ask, "Why Did We Need to Make This?"
Once upon a time, there was an amazing Japanese movie called Shall We Dance, about a salaryman who leads a secret double-life by taking ballroom dancing lessons. I saw it only a few years after I'd come back from spending a year working in Japan. The monotony of his commute, the incomprehensibility of some of his life, and the sheer lack of self you can feel--even when things are good--had a lot of resonance with me. It's probably the best romantic comedy I've ever seen: simply shot, well-scripted, and yet astute in its observations about its characters and their surrounding society.
So now I take a break, check the web, and find an trailer for an American remake. With Richard Gere. And J-Lo. And Susan Sarandon.
The story's so good that I doubt even Hollywood could screw it up. But if you're even vaguely tempted, please see the original first.
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