First of all, I enjoyed the film which is grossly and very loosely based on the early life of A-lister Hollywood actress, singer and dancer Ann-Margret. There is one scene early in the movie where Margaret (Ginna Claire Mason) asks her fiancé Maxwell (Torsten Johnson) "What brings you true joy? What makes you really happy?" I thought these two questions were really directed at the movies audience in a shrewd attempt to encourage their audience to just sit back, relax and watch Margret's own dream come true. Margret's dream was to dance with the New York Radio City Rockette's.
Margret comes from a wealthy Philadelphia family who expects their daughter to marry well, stay home and bear them grandchildren. But that is not Margret's own dream. Her dream is to dance on stage with the New York Radio City Rockette's.
All the negative reviews about this film not being true to form for the 1950's as there were no black dancers in the Rockette's I say to them the following "First there are the negative criticisms for the past few decades that there were no good parts for an African American woman in the 1950's (BLM) and now when a film inserts African American women into leading roles into their film their picture is criticized for being unrealistic." Get over it and enjoy this modern day Christmas themed nostalgic look back at a film that reflects one young ladies dream come true.
I give the film a respectable 7 out of 10 IMDb rating.
Margret comes from a wealthy Philadelphia family who expects their daughter to marry well, stay home and bear them grandchildren. But that is not Margret's own dream. Her dream is to dance on stage with the New York Radio City Rockette's.
All the negative reviews about this film not being true to form for the 1950's as there were no black dancers in the Rockette's I say to them the following "First there are the negative criticisms for the past few decades that there were no good parts for an African American woman in the 1950's (BLM) and now when a film inserts African American women into leading roles into their film their picture is criticized for being unrealistic." Get over it and enjoy this modern day Christmas themed nostalgic look back at a film that reflects one young ladies dream come true.
I give the film a respectable 7 out of 10 IMDb rating.