Do You Wanna Dance?

Although Bob may feel that Father Chris is a stereotypical name for a Greek priest, that name was used because Father Chris is a real person. As a matter of fact Father Chris is my wife's uncle.

This movie is based on the real story of the friendship between Father Chris and Bob Krantz. While the events in this movie took place several years ago, and Bob and his family have since moved out of Chicago, he and Father Chris still are very close, and see each other several times a year.

The use of the Chicago Greek Community as a background was not intended to provide a "touch of novelty". That is the community in which the real story took place. Chicago's Greektown is less than a mile from the church where Father Chris serves as pastor.

Despite Bob's feeling that the movie was sophomoric, I can assure him that the people and places portrayed in the movie are real.

Wouldn't have been so harsh as Bob but find it hard to disagree with him. Except that the credits do list a real Father Chris as technical advisor. The modern dancing was good though distractingly overprofessional (the dance teacher kept looking amazed; rightly so), the tired plot where the kid with a scrappy background needs to win the overprotected girl despite her parents' opposition and her betrothal to a jerk... well, that's an embarrassment though using the Greek community as background gave the opportunity for a touch of novelty. The Greek music and dancing were well used.

I watched this movie only because I was locked down during the coronavirus crisis, and desperate for just about anything to watch on TV. Given the unknown (and mostly Greek-American) cast, plus the fact that I had never even heard of the movie, I expected the worst. And I assumed I would probably turn it off after 5 or 10 minutes. But the movie surprised me. It turned out to be very enjoyable, with just enough joyous dance numbers to add a little excitement, and an uplifting, human message (that didn't become obnoxiously obvious). All in all, a nice, little rom-com.

I was disappointed with this movie. The acting was horrible. Based on the movie title I figured they would have had better dancers. I think Robert krantz auditioned for Footloose or Cocktail and obviously didn't get the part. Instead he retaliated by finding a true story and made himself the main character. Harsh? No, the truth hurts.

This is my second time viewing this film. I saw it a while ago because it was free on prime video. I was leary at first the first time watching this film because I saw on imbd that this was an almost unheard of film. Upon viewing I enjoyed every minute of it. The second time I enjoyed it all the more. This is a very en enjoyable hearted comedy. That being said ,for any easy freezy watch, this film has a lot going on in it's plot. It also has a nice message as well about not giving up on yourself or your dreams even when things are tough . I've always been fascinated by Greek culture. I've watched My Big Fat Greek wedding over and over again. So I enjoyed watching this film for that reason alone. On top of that, though I really thought it had a good story line. My favorite character of all was father Chris. He might be just a bit worldly . He might be a tad bit lazy. What he does do is display the compassion and love of Christ several times within the film which makes this otherwise silly comedy a heartwarming and unique viewing. I really hope more and more people will see and view this film because of Amazon prime.