Dance Flick 2009

Critics score:
18 / 100

Reviews provided by RottenTomatoes

Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times: In the grand tradition of spoof movies, most of the best stuff is in the trailer. Read more

Nathan Rabin, AV Club: Only in the Wayans-brothers universe would "surprisingly not terrible" almost qualify as a ringing endorsement. Read more

Danny Deza, Boston Globe: If you thought the world couldn't get enough of bad spoof movies, you thought wrong. Read more

Glenn Whipp, Chicago Tribune: This send-up, created in large part by new-generation family members Damon Jr., Craig and Damien Dante Wayans, possesses a more nimble comic footing. Read more

Peter Hartlaub, Houston Chronicle: Dance Flick is a movie that will make you yearn for the subtle humor and profound character exploration of White Chicks. Read more

Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly: In this enjoyably dirty-minded sendup of when-ballet-met-hip-hop youth musicals, the Wayans brothers hand the directorial reigns over to their nephew, Damien Dante Wayans, who piles on the stupid/smart gags with just the right what-the-hell abandon. Read more

Newark Star-Ledger: Don't say you haven't been warned. Read more

Joe Neumaier, New York Daily News: There's an art to making a good spoof, but good luck finding it in Dance Flick. Read more

Kyle Smith, New York Post: If there exists anyone in the comedy business less funny than the Wayans clan, it's Amy Sedaris, so she's here, too. Read more

Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel: All the Wayans in the world (Keenen Ivory Wayans and the least funny of the gang, Shawn Wayans, were lead Wayans' in the all-Wayans script) can't keep this from running out of mildly amusing ideas after 40 minutes. Read more

Carrie Rickey, Philadelphia Inquirer: Can the audience stick with this flick that showed most of its funny bits in the trailer? For the most part, yeah. Read more

James Berardinelli, ReelViews: Read more

Jennie Punter, Globe and Mail: The storylines function as thin threads to hold together set pieces, which mainly work thanks to tight writing and fast pacing (dud scenes, and there are several, breeze past). Read more

Bruce Demara, Toronto Star: What it isn't is subtle, smart or particularly funny. Read more

Drew Toal, Time Out: Read more

Anna Smith, Time Out: The genre is ripe for mocking. But this steers clear of smart observational comedy and goes for gross-out every time. Read more

Claudia Puig, USA Today: Dance Flick occasionally hits its mark with nimble execution. But too often it stumbles clumsily into bad taste. Read more

Peter Debruge, Variety: The clumsy result is what the teen target aud might call a "dance fail." Read more

Aaron Hillis, Village Voice: Yes, it's rated PG-13, except it's also inappropriate for anyone over 13. Read more

Monica Hesse, Washington Post: The jokes here aren't just low-hanging fruit, they are fruit lazily taken out of the moldy pile. Read more