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Title: "I Want To Fly"
Review: 'Mao's Last Dancer' is an overall enjoyable film about true events in the life of Chinese ballet dance Li Cunxin that in my estimation makes it more watchable then if it were fiction. The dancing scenes sre amazing, but I found the acting to be rather stiff and the relationships explored dull and unemotional. Being based on a true story the plot also suffers from the same malaise that all such actual accounts do, the ending is already known so the possibility of manufacturing any cinematic tension, or anticipation is difficult if not impossible.My favorite segments of the story where those based in China showing Li's early years of training and the brief glimpses of what life was like during the Mao regime. Definitely the best part of the film.My rating: -3 Stars- as far as entertainment value goes / -4 Stars- as a true story and associated social commentary.
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