Take the Lead Reviews



  • Take the Lead
    • Genre : Musical, Drama, Family
    • Release Date :
    • MPAA Rating : PG-13
    • Duration : 108 minute(s)
    • Production Budget : -
    • Studio : New Line Cinema
    • Official Site : http://www.theleadmovie.com/
    • Reviews Rate
      Nothing's perfect, but it's worth seeing.

    • Readers Rate
      5 of 5

Movie Reviews

  • struggles to be hard-hitting and profound as well as accessible
    2 of 5 by David Mercier [FilmJudge ]
  • heavy on Hollywood cliches but light on insight
    3.5 of 5 by Calvin Wilson [St. Louis Post-Dispatch ]
  • energetic and well-intended enough to take the lead over the lesser high-school life story
    4 of 5 by Stan Urankar [Sun Newspapers of Cleveland ]
  • delivers on its promise and never feels pandering
    3 of 4 by Jeremiah Kipp [Slant Magazine ]
  • considerably more energetic than the anemic Richard Gere-Jennifer Lopez version of "Shall We Dance?"
    by Michael Rechtshaffen [The Hollywood Reporter ]
  • boasts the giddy enthusiasm of an old MGM musical
    4 of 5 by Randy Cordova [The Arizona Republic ]
  • an unabashed crowd pleaser that gets the job done
    by Steve Schneider [Orlando Weekly ]
  • an engaging mentorship movie that rarely veers into sappiness, and is enlivened by dazzling dancing throughout
    9 of 10 by Layla Voll [Comingsonn ]
  • 4 of 5 Reviewed by Peter Sobczynski [eFilmCritic ]
  • 4 of 5 Reviewed by [E! Online ]
  • 3.5 of 5 Reviewed by William Arnold [Seattle Post-Intelligencer ]
  • 3.5 of 5 Reviewed by Sean O'Connell [Filmcritic ]
  • 3.5 of 5 Reviewed by Carol Cling [Las Vegas Review-Journal ]
  • 3 of 5 Reviewed by Mark Keizer [Boxoffice Magazine ]
  • 3 of 4 Reviewed by Ed Blank [Pittsburgh Tribune-Review ]
  • 3 of 4 Reviewed by Sara M. Fetters [MovieFreak ]
  • 3 of 5 Reviewed by Keith Phipps [The Onion A.V. Club ]
  • 3 of 4 Reviewed by Mack Bates [The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel ]
  • 2.5 of 4 Reviewed by Eric Lurio [Entertainment Insiders ]
  • 2.5 of 5 Reviewed by Marc Savlov [Austin Chronicle ]
  • 2.5 of 4 Reviewed by Jeff Vice [Deseret News, Salt Lake City ]
  • 2.5 of 5 Reviewed by Owen Gleiberman [Entertainment Weekly ]
  • 2.5 of 4 Reviewed by Jane Vranish [Pittsburgh Post-Gazette ]
  • 2.5 of 4 Reviewed by Kim Morgan [Reel ]
  • 2 of 4 Reviewed by James Berardinelli [ReelViews ]
  • 2 of 4 Reviewed by Wesley Morris [Boston Globe ]
  • 2 of 4 Reviewed by Michael Phillips [Chicago Tribune ]
  • Reviewed by Ken Eisner [Georgia Straight ]
  • Reviewed by MaryAnn Johanson [The Flick Filosopher ]
  • Reviewed by Bret McCabe [Baltimore City Paper ]
  • Reviewed by Jean Lowerison [San Diego Metropolitan ]

Reader's Reviews

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