C Me Dance
{{Infobox film
| name = C Me Dance
| image = C Me Dance.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = Greg Robbins
| producer =
| writer = Greg Robbins
| story = Greg Robbins
| starring = Christina DeMarco
Greg Robbins
Laura Romeo
Peter Kent
| music = Stephen Tammearu
| cinematography = Robert J. Sommer
| editing = David Kosor
| studio = Uplifting Entertainment
| distributor = Freestyle Releasing
| released = {{Film date|2009|4|2|Washington, Pennsylvania|2009|4|3|United States}}
| runtime = 89 minutes
| country = United States
| language = English
| gross =
}}
C Me Dance is a 2009 American Christian thriller film, written and directed by Greg Robbins. It was produced by Uplifting Entertainment, distributed by Freestyle Releasing, and was released on April 3, 2009.{{cite news |url=http://carpetbagger.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/03/18/a-new-christian-film-hopes-to-mirror-the-success-of-last-years-fireproof/ |title=A New Christian Film Hopes to Mirror the Success of Last Year's Fireproof |last=Barnes |first=Brooks |date=March 18, 2009 |work=The New York Times |accessdate=March 19, 2009}}{{cite web |url=http://www2.arkansasonline.com/news/2009/mar/27/coming-attractions-20090327/?subscriber/national |title=Coming Attractions |date=March 27, 2009 |work=Arkansas Democrat-Gazette |accessdate=March 28, 2009}} It has been endorsed by the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society and The Dove Foundation.{{cite press release |url=http://www.christiannewswire.com/news/210779733.html |title=New Motion Picture Company Launches New Film; 'C Me Dance' Endorsed by Leukemia Society |last=Delgado |first=Michelle |date=March 13, 2009 |work=Christian Newswire |accessdate=March 20, 2009}} It has had songs written by Lincoln Brewster, Eowyn, Stephanie Fraschetti and Terri Shamar.{{cite news |url=http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09085/958299-42.stm |title=On faith and film |date=March 26, 2009 |work=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |accessdate=March 27, 2009}}
Plot
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The story centers around a teenage girl named Sheri, whose desire is to join the Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre. At 17, fulfilling her dream, she discovers she has leukemia. Sheri rebels against her father and God, causing her father to seek to keep his daughter close to God, to soften her heart, and to live out her dream before dying, all while he anguishes over losing his daughter so young. While praying to God to ask for strength and clear direction for her remaining days, God blesses Sheri so she is able to bring people to Christ against their will.{{cite web |url=http://www.cmedancethemovie.com/ |title=Home |website=cmedancethemovie.com}}
Filming
Release
C Me Dance premiered on April 2, 2009, at the Hollywood Theaters in Washington, Pennsylvania, and opened the following day in at least 150 theaters in twelve U.S. states: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina and Tennessee.{{cite web |url=https://boxofficemojo.com/counts/chart/?yr=2009&wk=14&p=.htm |title=Theater Counts|date=April 3, 2009 |work=Box Office Mojo |accessdate=April 3, 2009}}{{cite web |url=http://christianpost.com/Entertainment/Movie/News/2009/04/new-movie-company-joins-faith-based-film-boom-with-c-me-dance-03/ |title=New Movie Company Joins Faith-Based Film Boom with C Me Dance |last=Kimball |first=Josh |date=April 3, 2009 |work=The Christian Post |accessdate=April 3, 2009 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130119132713/http://christianpost.com/Entertainment/Movie/News/2009/04/new-movie-company-joins-faith-based-film-boom-with-c-me-dance-03/ |archive-date=2013-01-19 |url-status=dead }}
= Reception =
The film's reviews were overwhelmingly negative. It has a 0% approval rating on the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, based on six reviews.{{Cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/c_me_dance/|title = C Me Dance|website = Rotten Tomatoes}} Galen Holley of the Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal said, "C Me Dance is a darker, riskier movie that tends more toward mysticism than Christian social commentary," but did also say, "[C Me Dance is] creatively ambitious and bold."{{cite web |url=http://www.djournal.com/pages/story.asp?ID=287697&pub=1&div=Lifestyles |title=Fireproof and C Me Dance aren't perfect, but enjoyable |last=Holley |first=Galen |date=March 28, 2009 |work=Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal |accessdate=March 31, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090404030652/http://www.djournal.com/pages/story.asp?ID=287697&pub=1&div=Lifestyles |archive-date=2009-04-04 |url-status=dead }} Luke Thompson of L.A. Weekly wrote that the film "plays like a fake Christian movie Troy McClure might end up starring in on an episode of The Simpsons, though it’s apparently for real".{{cite web |url=http://www.laweekly.com/2009-04-02/film-tv/movie-reviews-alien-trespass-paris-36-sugar/2 |title=Movie Reviews: Alien Trespass, Paris 36, Sugar|last=Thompson |first=Luke |date=April 1, 2009|work=L.A. Weekly |accessdate=April 5, 2009}} Gary Goldstein of the Los Angeles Times was also negative towards the film, saying, "it's fine to know your audience and cater to its entertainment needs, but even the most devout viewer subjected to Robbins' ham-fisted film might think, 'OK, now tell me something I don't already know'."{{cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-et-capsules3-2009apr03,0,5105055.story |title='American Swing' looks back at sex club Plato's Retreat|last=Goldstein |first=Gary |date=April 3, 2009|work=Los Angeles Times |accessdate=April 5, 2009}} The Huffington Post included the film in its article "The 9 Worst Movies Ever Made."{{cite news| url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/03/06/worst-movies-ever-made-vi_n_487087.html | work=Huffington Post | first=Alex | last=Leo | title=The 9 Worst Movies Ever Made (That Will Make You Question Humanity) | date=March 6, 2010}}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|1314645}}
- {{mojo title|cmedance}}
- [http://www.christiancinema.com/catalog/article_info.php?articles_id=6037 C Me Dance review] at ChristianCinema.com
- [http://www.dove.org/MovieReview.asp?Unique_ID=7694 C Me Dance review] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090404031934/http://www.dove.org/MovieReview.asp?Unique_ID=7694 |date=2009-04-04 }} at The Dove Foundation
Category:American thriller films
Category:Films about evangelicalism
Category:Films shot in Pittsburgh
Category:Films about cancer in the United States