Review of Strictly Ballroom (1992) by Habibiehakim — 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 choreography and cinematography that Luhrmann's own, coming to this film with no expectation and excitement, because when I read the synopsis I feel like this is just gonna be another romance film with a possibility of me not liking it, and the result is even way better than I thought, I am one of those people who have such a critical opinion on most of romance film, and those critical opinion is on the main couples of the film, I hate when it's either it happens way too fast that I don't feel and care on their relationship, or the man or the woman characters is the one that unlikeable, in these Scott and Fran did not just met and then falling in love instantly then they do whatever they do, they take times, slowly but effective, we can see most of Scott background and personality first, and so do Fran, with that Scott and Fran are not just became likeable but loveable characters and couples and so when they together it works perfectly and for me that's already a high points, also that is how to made a convincing great main couples in romance movie, I root for them, and I love them together, and not to mention the rest of the supporting cast is also great and convincing, Strictly Ballroom ended in the most glorious way possible, a great danceable ending that make me also dance and groove, overall Strictly Ballroom is a fantastic debut from Baz Luhrmann's.