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Title: Enjoyable, but pales in comparison to the original version.
Review: I feel the original Japanese version of "Shall We Dance" had much more depth to the characters and the ballroom dancing sequences were much more elaborate as the actors actually appeared skilled in their dancing (not so much in the remake). I would highly recommend seeing the original to see what this remake was lacking.The newer version with Richard Gere and J-Lo had a lot of quick editing in the dance sequences and the dancing did not seem as refined. Also Stanley Tucci's role was cute, but his counterpart in the original, Mr. Aoki was downright hilarious. I hope Hollywood stops trying to remake Asian movie hits....Tortilla Soup was very watered down compared to the original "Eat Man, Drink Woman" and the Hollywood version of "Shall We Dance" shows many "missed steps" compared to the original.
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