The Movie: Strictly Ballroom

Reel Thing Rating: 4 out of 5 Reels
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This is K’s alltime favorite movie; she never gets tired of that final dance scene between Scott and Fran.  And for the most part, yes, we think the two have a good chance. 

They are both relatively quiet, serious people. Clearly they share a passion for dancing, and in general they seem to be compatible. But there’s a small, niggling part of us that can’t help but wonder if the moment will come when Scott suddenly sees Fran as the ugly duckling again.  After all she can’t wear the red lipstick and sequin dress all the time, so how much time does she have before she goes back to being “Just Fran?” It might be after their first hangover, or when she just can’t seem to lose that first baby weight.  Plus we’ve never seen anyone’s skin clear up quite so quickly so it’s a pretty safe bet that the zits she was sporting at the beginning of the movie are just a period away.  And suddenly Tina Sparkle starts to look pretty, well, sparkly.

We also hate the idea of them living in nowheresville, running their own sad little dance studio after such a sweet beginning.  For the most part we think they have a pretty good shot, but we think their best bet is to move to Sydney or some other big city.  Get away from his nutty family (keeping his mother in the picture knocks their score down half a reel) and get into some more interesting forms of dance.  Maybe they can go into choreography together, and become the next Paula Abdul & MC Skat Cat.

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