Razzle Dazzle
Australian mockumentary, from the producer of Priscilla Queen of the Desert. Follows the eager, preteen members of Mr Jonathon's Dance Academy (The Jazzketeers) as they prepare for Australia's most prestigious dance competition.
Amidst parental politics, dance school rivalry, creative controversy and the hysterics of pushy stage mothers Mr Jonathan stands true to his vision - not only does he want to entertain, he wants to educate. With his unique routines, like the Kyoto Protocol Shuffle, Mr Jonathan aspires to reflect the world's oppression and injustices in the children's dance.
- Director:
- Darren Ashton ('Thunderstruck')
- Writer:
- Robin InceCarolyn Wilson
- Cast:
- Kerry ArmstrongBen MillerNadine GarnerDenise Roberts
Reviews & comments
Variety
pressA rare example of a mockumentary geared for family viewing, Aussie laffer "Razzle Dazzle: A Journey Into Dance" runs the world of children's dance competitions through the ringer and comes up with amusing results...
Sydney Morning Herald
pressThe thing about the hysterical women played by Kerry Armstrong - and she is an expert in the art - is their spurious air of control. Typical is Razzle Dazzle's Justine, stage mother extraordinaire. Close your eyes and concentrate on her well-modulated tones and you might imagine, for seconds at a time, that somewhere within is a reasonable woman struggling to get out...
New Zealand Herald
pressEntertaining, touching, and well-acted... It's not the laugh out loud kind of stuff, more a quiet chuckle sort of film, but there are plenty of those chuckles to be had...
Hollywood Reporter
pressThis gently mocking approach, which Christopher Guest applied so deftly to the folkie satire "A Mighty Wind," allows an often laugh-out-loud sendup to also function as a conventional let's-put-on-a-show crowd-pleaser...
Variety
pressA rare example of a mockumentary geared for family viewing, Aussie laffer "Razzle Dazzle: A Journey Into Dance" runs the world of children's dance competitions through the ringer and comes up with amusing results...
Sydney Morning Herald
pressThe thing about the hysterical women played by Kerry Armstrong - and she is an expert in the art - is their spurious air of control. Typical is Razzle Dazzle's Justine, stage mother extraordinaire. Close your eyes and concentrate on her well-modulated tones and you might imagine, for seconds at a time, that somewhere within is a reasonable woman struggling to get out...
New Zealand Herald
pressEntertaining, touching, and well-acted... It's not the laugh out loud kind of stuff, more a quiet chuckle sort of film, but there are plenty of those chuckles to be had...
Hollywood Reporter
pressThis gently mocking approach, which Christopher Guest applied so deftly to the folkie satire "A Mighty Wind," allows an often laugh-out-loud sendup to also function as a conventional let's-put-on-a-show crowd-pleaser...
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