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List Price: $12.98 | | Label: New Line Home Video
Salesrank: 4398
Released: August 29, 2006 |
| Our Price: $4.98 |
| Used Price: $1.99 |
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MPAA Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Media: DVD |
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Editorial Review:
Inspired by a true story, Antonio Banderas stars as internationally acclaimed ballroom dancer Pierre Dulane in the energetic and moving film Take The Lead. When Dulane volunteers to teach dance in the New York public school system, his background first clashes with his students' tastes...but together they create a completely new style of dance.
DVD Features:
Audio Commentary
Music Clips
Description of Take the Lead:
The sensuous thrill of ballroom dancing collides with the hip-hop world of self-expression in Take the Lead. Antonio Banderas (Desperado, The Mask of Zorro) stars as Pierre Dulaine, a dance teacher who--perhaps to fill a void in his own life--decides to teach the foxtrot and the tango to a group of inner-city high school students who've been put in detention. The kids sullenly resist this intruder with his silly box-steps, but gradually succumb to the allure of passion channeled into physical grace. It's a lot of hooey, of course--the stories about the individual kids are shallow melodrama--but a movie like this isn't so much about plot as about dancing, and the dancing bewitches. The main problem of Take the Lead is that there isn't enough dancing; at least half of the personal struggle of the students could be jettisoned and happily be replaced by fifteen minutes of a sleek and sexy rhumba. Still, Banderas has a warm, ingratiating presence and can spout platitudes about dance with conviction; Alfre Woodard (Crooklyn, Desperate Housewives) has her usual charismatic authority as the school's hard-nosed principal; and the dance competition at the movie's end gives the movie the lift it's wanted for the previous hour and a half. --Bret Fetzer
Take the Lead Reviews:
Dancing with Stars meet Antonio B 
2009-11-17 - I really enjoyed the fact that this was based on a true story. I would have liked a little more romantic connection for A.B. However if you love dancing and love A.B.- you will be satisfied
Believe in Oneself 
2009-10-13 - Sacha Molitorisz from Sydney Morning Herald said about this movie that "the music is excellent. Gershwin classics sit beside hip hop artists". And Jeffrey Lyons from NBC-TV said about the same movie, "Exhilarating and enormously entertaining". Indeed, as Louise Keller, [...], "A feel - good story using music and dance...Take the Lead is entertaining. Antonio Banderas charms...and a vital young cast ispires with passionate performance". From a slightly different angle, Rob Lowing, The Sun - Herald said, "Thanks to one sizzling tango and the up-beat confidence of a well-directed dance-a-drama...should put most adults and older teenahgers in a great mood". And finally, Rob Brown and Allre Wooddard summarise the movie as follows: "Full of electrifying energy, raw spirit and sizzling dance moves, this inspirational films stars Antonio Banderas as a ballroom dance teacher who takes his classical training to an inner-city school and gives the students SOMETHING TO BELIEVE IN-THEMSELVES".
Loved This Movie-Great Guide For Youth On Respect Of Others
2009-09-11 - I bought this movie for the underlining theme of respect for one another no matter who you are or what your situation is at the time. We should all care for one another and teach our children to respect their selves first-then others-you have to love who you are before you can love another-which requires forgiveness-Forgiveness is also taught in this movie-ART IS FOR EVERYONE-IT ENRICHES OUR LIVES! THANKS FOR OFFERING THIS GREAT MOVIE!
Take The Lead
2009-09-02 - This was a good movie, kinda like old school dangerous minds meets Antonio Bandares. GREAT movie. I have watched it 4 times already!
Expeditious delivery
2009-08-13 - Item received in excellent condition in a short amount of time. Brand new for an extremely affordable price. Will definitely do business again.
