Flirting with Flamenco

July. 09,2006      PG-13
Rating:
5.5
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When Sylvia's well-meaning dad surprises her with a devastating revelation, Sylvia's world is turned upside down. But will she crumble or prove herself at the local flamenco contest? An uplifting feel-good Brit comedy drama, Flirting with Flamenco will have you laughing, crying and feeling empowered to turn your life around.

Holly Davidson as  Sylvia
Elize du Toit as  Karen
Tom Watt as  Martin
Ania Sowinski as  Julie

Reviews

Cathardincu
2006/07/09

Surprisingly incoherent and boring

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Afouotos
2006/07/10

Although it has its amusing moments, in eneral the plot does not convince.

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Hayden Kane
2006/07/11

There is, somehow, an interesting story here, as well as some good acting. There are also some good scenes

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Aubrey Hackett
2006/07/12

While it is a pity that the story wasn't told with more visual finesse, this is trivial compared to our real-world problems. It takes a good movie to put that into perspective.

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kacabi
2006/07/13

I honestly cannot say what was worse - the characters or the performances of the actors. It wasn't at all believable, very shallow. You can see even from the sets that it is a low-cost film. I could see maybe four sets - a gym, an office, a bedroom and a house? The only thing worse than the above is probably the plot - no real depth, disorganized and predictable. The event at the end which turns the bad guy (in this case woman) into a good one is at least ridiculous. There is no tension during the film, just pure boredom. I can't understand how it got 6 stars out of ten. There are two slightly positive things - I liked the guitar-playing and the looks of the actors weren't that bad.

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bml84
2006/07/14

This is one of those curious little films: nice plotting, engaging characters, good performances, quirky humour and pleasant atmosphere.And Yet, it doesn't quite work.There's nothing actually wrong with any of it. But somehow the whole is less than the sum of the parts. A pleasant time passer. But somehow it manages to feel more like a very good afternoon play. In a way it missed its mark by going to cinema as I think it would have found a welcome home in the TV schedules. It feels like an appropriate production for Christmas, like the Emma Watson 'Ballet Shoes' piece.Well worth watching if you enjoyed fare like 'Gregorys Girl'.In passing, Holly is excellent. A very attractive, rather intense girl missed from our TV schedules after good performances in 'The Bill' and 'Casualty' she needs a break into a big time vehicle.Sadly, this isn't it.

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