''Strictly Ballroom'' is a dance movie you need to see
Baz Luhrmann (Moulin Rouge) does the dance film the only way he knows how: glossy, garish, and gaudy. The director's love letter to ballroom-based dirty dancing bursts from the screen with swaths of rich colors and delightfully choppy editing. Scott Hastings (Paul Mercurio) is a ballroom champion with an unconventional style and unmatched cockiness. The not-so-graceful, not-so-cute Fran (Tara Morice) is his new partner, silently begging for Scott to mold her into a swan. Luhrmann's first directorial achievement is a fabulous take on what might have been a formulaic picture.
