Riverdance--The Show is a cultural phenomenon that defies criticism for the enthusiastic and leaves everyone else scratching their heads. The wonderfully talented cast, headed by the Riverdance Irish Dance Company, bewitchingly spins (and stomps) its Celtic folk choreography featuring numerous breathless solos by Michael Flatley (since departed) and Jean Butler. The mellifluous Riverdance Orchestra boasts Davy Spillane, who coaxes plaintive lamentations out of a peculiar instrument that resembles a bagpipe in a metal leg brace. For Enya fans, there is the sound-alike choral group Anuna, who casts a similarly New Age-style vocal spell. Also thrown into the mix are such disparate folk traditions as American gospel and Spanish flamenco. Though it's only 70 minutes long, Riverdance is repetitive by half. But judging from the ecstatic audience ovations and the continued foot-stomping during and after the curtain calls, too much is still not enough.
Riverdance: The Show has generally received mixed reviews.
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Riverdance: The Show was released in 1995 and has generally received mixed reviews.
Online reviewers have written 3 reviews, giving Riverdance: The Show (1995) an average rating of 58%.
Overall, cinema-goers prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 90%, compared to film critics, who gave it a lower average score of 80%. Amateur reviewers were more impressed with Riverdance: The Show than critics were.
With a score of 58%, Riverdance: The Show is roughly the same as the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1995, which stands at 59%.
Other movies from 1995 with similar scores include films like Casper and Escape to Witch Mountain.
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