Review of Strictly Ballroom (1992) by Jeanine V — 12 Dec 2008

Love the dancing and romance, but I had trouble understanding the Australian accents the first time I saw it.

This review of Strictly Ballroom (1992) was written by Jeanine V on 12 Dec 2008.

Strictly Ballroom has generally received positive reviews.

Was this review helpful?

Yes

More reviews of this movie:

More Reviews of Strictly Ballroom

Review of Strictly Ballroom (1992)

By Saran M (50) on 18 May 2015

An enjoyable comedy with something there for dancers and non-dancers alike but as a ballroom dancer, I enjoyed it immensely. Cliche but charming…

Read Review

Review of Strictly Ballroom (1992)

By Marissa K (39) on 28 Jul 2014

It would be fairly easy to dismiss this as a Dirty Dancing rip-off; there are even a couple of shots in the montages that seem to be plucked…

Read Review

Review of Strictly Ballroom (1992)

By Mglovesfun (57) on 14 Jun 2021

One of the most fun movies to watch I have ever seen…

Read Review

Review of Strictly Ballroom (1992)

By R96Sk (195) on 04 May 2021

Part 1 of Baz Luhrmann's Red Curtain Trilogy: 'Strictly Ballroom'. Entertaining…

Read Review

Review of Strictly Ballroom (1992)

By Timm S (1,294) on 15 Aug 2014

Lavish & Carrying A Lot Of 'Tude'..A Colourful Masquerade. A Fun Little Piece Of Aussie Cinema…

Read Review

Review of Strictly Ballroom (1992)

By Habibiehakim (321) on 18 Jun 2022

Baz Luhrmann's debut film feels like a Wes Anderson film way before Wes Anderson, specifically the style, but with a beautiful and glorious…

Read Review

Review of Strictly Ballroom (1992)

By Tyranian (764) on 11 Apr 2019

Luhrmann's first and probably best film with good acting and a more controlled stylism that's missing in Luhrmann's later films…

Read Review

Review of Strictly Ballroom (1992)

By Kenneth Turan (2,323) for Los Angeles Times (12,977) on 02 Aug 2012

Within the confines of this tried-and-true formula, Luhrmann has concocted a feel-good entertainment, which is lively, original (in an old-fashioned…

Read Review

Review of Strictly Ballroom (1992)

By Andrew L (1,755) on 06 Apr 2013

Remains Strictly Awesome, even after 20 years…

Read Review

Review of Strictly Ballroom (1992)

By Tanya J (111) on 20 Apr 2014

Baz Luhrmann's first directorial effort is a clichÃ©d, annoying, and somewhat vapid work that has enough visual panache and lively characterizations…

Read Review

More reviews of this movie

Reviews of Similar Movies

Review of Rebel Without a Cause (1955)

By Danielle - (85) on 24 Jun 2009

If so many people can still relate to this movie (especially adults) with a passion, than America is truly FUCKED UP; insecure and lacking…

Read Review

Review of High Fidelity (2000)

By Haroldd. (1) on 07 Nov 2006

Watching this movie was like a 90 minute glimpse into hell. I hear You mean you don't have Blonde on Blonde…

Read Review

Review of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)

By Jackb. (38) on 29 Mar 2008

A shocking and unnecessary remake. What a complete and utter piece of tripe. Tim Burton and Johnny Depp should be ashamed of themselves…

Read Review

Review of The Simpsons Movie (2007)

By Ianb (14) on 02 Jan 2008

A long tv show not a movie....stupid story....same jokes...nothing new = very dull and lifeless…

Read Review

Review of Breaking the Waves (1996)

By Johnblack1979 (2) on 01 Aug 2015

Deadly boring. Give me back my 150 minutes. Total waste of time. I will never understand why people are so fascinated by these artsy craps…

Read Review

Review of Donnie Darko (2001)

By Mrrickstur (5) on 23 Jan 2018

When you have a main character time traveling across parallel universes, and the film has a dead-serious mood, I just can't help but laugh…

Read Review

Review of The Killing (1956)

By Peter F (998) on 14 Aug 2014

Najslab film na Stanley Kubrick sto imam gledano,tolku amaterski I naivni sceni nemam videno…

Read Review

Review of 48 Hrs. (1982)

By Stephen S (1,614) on 11 Jan 2014

Awful. Generic, predictable, and boring, this film is the sum of an endless number of tired buddy cop movie cliches…

Read Review

Review of Italian for Beginners (2000)

By Kim E (107) on 21 Jun 2008

Yet another load of pretentious dogma bullsh*t, Italian for Beginners is totally uninteresting and barely watchable…

Read Review

Review of Gladiator (2000)

By Sydmwswy (27) on 23 Jun 2022

Toxic movies that I hate forever I really believe that films like this harm not only the cinema but also our world. The script is zero…

Read Review

More Reviews

Popular Movies Right Now

Terrifier 2

2022

64%48 Reviews

Dark Waters

2019

76%68 Reviews

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

2023

85%233 Reviews

Alien: Covenant

2017

61%1,909 Reviews

A Quiet Place

2018

76%1,685 Reviews

Barbarian

2022

72%115 Reviews

Spider-Man: No Way Home

2021

79%458 Reviews

Deadpool

2016

78%1,333 Reviews

Mad Max: Fury Road

2015

83%1,378 Reviews

Ready Player One

2018

72%1,541 Reviews

Movies You Viewed Recently

Strictly Ballroom

1992

73%514 Reviews

The Baby of Mâcon

1993

72%40 Reviews

The Red Squirrel

1993

78%33 Reviews

Haunter

2013

53%157 Reviews

Suburbicon

2017

45%579 Reviews

Waking Ned

1998

75%440 Reviews

Rosie

2019

70%12 Reviews

Freaks of Nature

2015

63%46 Reviews

Magic Mike XXL

2015

57%781 Reviews

Stepmonster

1993

46%9 Reviews