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9 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80The New York TimesStephen HoldenThe New York TimesStephen HoldenOne of the thrills of the movie is watching the improvisatory trial-and-error process as the dancers explore psychological themes, contorting their graceful, amazingly limber bodies into visual representations of relationships and emotional states.
- 75New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanNew York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanThe real highlight is watching the dancers as they progress from their first, tentative improvisations to the final, complex performance.
- 75Christian Science MonitorDavid SterrittChristian Science MonitorDavid SterrittWhile it's not a blistering look behind the scenes, Last Dance gives a fuller picture of the creative process than most others of its ilk.
- 75Philadelphia InquirerCarrie RickeyPhiladelphia InquirerCarrie RickeyIt's a rare window on an artistic collaboration.
- 75New York PostNew York PostBank's discursive but oddly riveting documentary, Last Dance, offers a glimpse of what was probably the most important, and conceivably the most bitterly contested, collaboration in Pilobolean history.
- 70TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghTV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghAn illuminating glimpse into what goes on in the dance studio.
- 63Boston GlobeBoston GlobeRehearsals are frequently more fascinating than the results. Last Dance, whatever its flaws, fulfills one facet of its mission in making me want to find out whether, in this case, that's true.
- 60Village VoiceVillage VoiceLast Dance is riveting when it focuses on the challenges of crossing a generational divide --The movie loses steam toward the end.
- 50The A.V. ClubThe A.V. ClubDisplays, in all its discomfort and occasional fruitfulness, the trouble inherent in aesthetics by committee.