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The Dance

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I was surprised not to see a review for this movie as I believe it is definitely one of the best 'Mormon' movies that has been released. (My wife and I try to see every 'Mormon' film released, and I'd put The Best Two Years at the top of my list and Sons of Provo at the bottom for a frame of reference)

The movie follows the story of 3 different couples as they deal with the struggles and joys of being in a relationship (or entering into one). The dialogue is wonderfully written and well-delivered in a way that makes you feel like you are seeing real conversations, and in the case of the long married couple several arguments.

The sense of reality throughout is made more enjoyable by it not being tinged with the self-absorbed selfishness that permeates so many movies that discuss relationships. The characters are honest and are truly trying to figure out how to make a relationship be as enjoyable as they believe(d) it can and should be. The presentation is sincere and heart-felt throughout without ever being sugar-coated or ignorant of the real troubles that come up in a relationship. There is no glossing over things here.

The Dance is also very well acted, with a variety of interesting scenes from the dance itself to a bar fight, which makes the entire experience a very enjoyable one. It's easy to recommend!

So I'm really not that hard to please when it comes to movies. And I have lots of LDS inspired dvd's but this one was really really not the best - like the worst one I have ever purchased. Rent it somewhere if you really are interested but I seriously would not recommend purchasing this.