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Title: Big production, even bigger ego!
Review: Riverdance, even when Flatley was in it, was a classy show. It had lots of varying elements to it, but was always enriching and fun. LORD OF THE DANCE is Flatley's run for the brass ring -- all spectacle, little substance. Sure, the dancing is top-notch (as it was in Riverdance), but the storyline is borderline silly and cornball. I saw this show live from a front row seat and really fought hard to keep the performers from noticing the pained look on my face during the show's moments of forced sentimentality and cuteness. An appropriate movie analogy for this show might be INDEPENDENCE DAY -- visually impressive but hampered by a script so lame and insulting that you'd just as soon watch it with the sound turned completely off. That's the rub with LOTD. Looks great, but less filling than Riverdance. My advice? Skip this one.
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