Do You Wanna Dance?

I always find it encouraging and refreshing to see a film whose purpose is to uplift its audience and remind us that there is a lot of good and a lot of innocence left in the world. Having seen this film at a local festival (at which the author appeared), I was enthusiastic about the subject matter and the message. I also enjoy supporting the independent filmmaker.

For these reasons, the movie was all the more disappointing. Characters were superficially developed, and the messages, as well as the dialogue, seemed trite and simplistic. From time to time, these tendencies became so exaggerated that I felt a bit embarrassed for the actors. And despite his best efforts, I had difficulty shaking Robert Costanzo's (as Father Chris) history of portraying thugs and Mafia caricatures. Even the name "Father Chris" became distracting -- could we possibly have found a more stereotypical name for a Greek priest?

"Do You Wanna Dance" tried hard to bring a tear to my eye. Call me cynical, but the film only succeeded in bringing a smirk to my face.

I watched this movie only because I was locked down during the coronavirus crisis, and desperate for just about anything to watch on TV. Given the unknown (and mostly Greek-American) cast, plus the fact that I had never even heard of the movie, I expected the worst. And I assumed I would probably turn it off after 5 or 10 minutes. But the movie surprised me. It turned out to be very enjoyable, with just enough joyous dance numbers to add a little excitement, and an uplifting, human message (that didn't become obnoxiously obvious). All in all, a nice, little rom-com.

This is my second time viewing this film. I saw it a while ago because it was free on prime video. I was leary at first the first time watching this film because I saw on imbd that this was an almost unheard of film. Upon viewing I enjoyed every minute of it. The second time I enjoyed it all the more. This is a very en enjoyable hearted comedy. That being said ,for any easy freezy watch, this film has a lot going on in it's plot. It also has a nice message as well about not giving up on yourself or your dreams even when things are tough . I've always been fascinated by Greek culture. I've watched My Big Fat Greek wedding over and over again. So I enjoyed watching this film for that reason alone. On top of that, though I really thought it had a good story line. My favorite character of all was father Chris. He might be just a bit worldly . He might be a tad bit lazy. What he does do is display the compassion and love of Christ several times within the film which makes this otherwise silly comedy a heartwarming and unique viewing. I really hope more and more people will see and view this film because of Amazon prime.

I was disappointed with this movie. The acting was horrible. Based on the movie title I figured they would have had better dancers. I think Robert krantz auditioned for Footloose or Cocktail and obviously didn't get the part. Instead he retaliated by finding a true story and made himself the main character. Harsh? No, the truth hurts.

Wouldn't have been so harsh as Bob but find it hard to disagree with him. Except that the credits do list a real Father Chris as technical advisor. The modern dancing was good though distractingly overprofessional (the dance teacher kept looking amazed; rightly so), the tired plot where the kid with a scrappy background needs to win the overprotected girl despite her parents' opposition and her betrothal to a jerk... well, that's an embarrassment though using the Greek community as background gave the opportunity for a touch of novelty. The Greek music and dancing were well used.