The Company (2003)

Rating: * * * * (Out of 5)

Kudos to Neve Campbell for pursuing this project and for getting Robert Altman to direct it. She was a dancer before becoming an actress and she co-wrote the script.

I love that the film is not one of those cliche movies about a dancer's struggle before finally making it. It is about a dance company. We get little glimpses of the lives of the dancers, the choreographers and the director, interspersed with dance performances. We do see the dancers' struggle but it is not really about that. It is about the creative process more than any of the characters' lives. There is no conventional plot as it is not necessary.

My pick of the Netflix comment: "I did not enjoy this movie at all. I love dancing movies, like Save the Dance, but this was nothing like that. Don't waste your time!"

No, The Company is nothing like that dance movie classic, Save the [Last] Dance.