One Last Dance (2003)

Maybe I have to be more into dance to understand this movie but I give it a 4. The only reason I watched it was because of Patrick Swayze being in it. It had some good dance moves. It was melodramatic for the most. I got bored pretty quick into the movie. I wish I could say something more nice about it. Glad I purchased it for a buck. Sure miss Patrick Swayze. The ending is a bit predictable. Would of enjoyed it more if they made it when they were younger. They waited too long to make the movie out of their experiences i believe. I enjoyed watching Patrick and Lisa dancing together especially after reading the books of Patrick and Lisa life together. It was also nice to remember Patrick Swayz in good health and doing what he loved, dancing.

This is a movie about 3 persons. One is a woman who behaves as if she was neurotic and had some kind of bipolar mental disease. The very sad truth is that she is just childish and extremely boring. There is a man who basically has nothing to say, at all; and another one who has quite an irritating smile and a magical knee.They tend to get mad at each other, but it s OK, they are reconciled each 5 minutes. They dance too. We have to take into account that it is the way dancers express their very inner feelings and frustrations. So, they do everything by dancing, and everything is very deep.The dog what quite a good actor.

One Last DanceNot all movies have a psychological approach to them. A movies message can be delivered to its audience through various techniques. Within the movie One Last Dance contains various psychological comparisons. The movie showed the psychological ego, self- doubt and the infamous midlife crisis. During the beginning of the movie it was obvious that there was many different psychological aspects to this film. It became apparent to the viewers that this psychological technique was being used while the main character dances in the dance studio while it was very dark. While dancing he is remembering and almost being haunted by many different points in his life where he experienced many different things. The music is playing smoothly and gracefully and he is going through all of the movements to this dance in his head. While this is going on there is a tree branch lying across the floor. This dead tree branch represents the trio's choreographer who passed away before the show was performed. The darkness of the room represents the troublesome emotion that is being portrayed because of the death. The sheets that are being blown in the wind also symbolized the spirit that is haunting him as he remembers the hardships and suffering that all of the dancers had gone through under his instruction. Another point in time during the movie is when he falls. This fall represents when the woman of the trio had fallen. This implies the difficulty and failure of the project.One Last Dance has many different psychological associations. This dance movie had a very meaningful story. The story shows the hardships and beauty of dancing. Overall it was a very interesting and enjoyable dance movie that I would highly recommend to those who are studying dance through film.

Though the storyline was slow at some points the dancing at the end with Patrick Swayze and his wife was just amazing. You could see the love and trust between the two as they danced. It brought tears to my eyes. The final dance between the three main characters just had me spellbound and had my mouth just gaping throughout the scene. I never realized the hard work that dancers go through and they deserve credit for sticking with such a difficult occupation and the training they go through. For anyone that loves music and dancing this would be an excellent movie to see. I always knew that Patrick Swayze could dance but,this was so revealing as to how well he does,even after all the injuries that he has been through. Perseverance pays off.