Along with watching Napoleon Dynamite 28 times, my daughter and I fell madly in love with Mad Hot Ballroom. It’s like Spellbound, but about dancing vs. spelling bees. It’s also sweeter and deeper, and the kids are endearing and not, well, obsessed. Anyone have other movie suggestions for a mature 14 year old..but with not too much, you know, too much?
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March of the Penguins was phenomenal--and almost as enjoyable as Ballroom which was one of my alltime favorites. Penguins has very little violence, focusses on the results of unprotected sex but in a rather genteel way. Enjoy!
Posted by: warren cassell | January 24, 2006 at 08:05 PM
How about Strictly Ballroom?
Posted by: Colleen Gleason | January 26, 2006 at 12:30 PM