Dance with Me (2019)

Want something to cheer you up after a long day? Need a bit of a giggle? Some sing-songs and dancing? Look no further this movie is so fun from start to finish, following Suzuki who has a strong hatred towards musicals finds herself being in one every time she hears music after being hypnotized, the story is strangely unique! I couldn't help myself but smile every time she heard music and starts to dance, it contains different styles of dance which is interesting and fun to watch and it really switches up the mood which was really enjoyable to watch!
It also shows unlikely friendships that form, from singing and dancing, which is a really big part of the movie and shows Suzuki really finding herself.
I would definitely recommend this to someone who wants to something short and light-hearted this really ticks the box when you need something to cheer you up!

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Entertaining road trip musical with somewhat peculiar humor

This was nowhere near as fun as it could have been. Sadly, the humor was my biggest issue with this movie. I just don't get why it's supposed to be funny when a chubby character's only personality traits are being obsessed with food, on top of always acting selfish. How am I supposed to feel for them when they behave like this for the sake of humor? And why are chubby characters often written like that? It's something we've seen in a lot of Hollywood movies as well, and I think this kind of humor is incredibly uninventive.

While I enjoyed the overall themes of accepting yourself for who you are, chasing your dreams and overcoming your fears, the characters were pretty flat. The friendships just didn't have that much of an impact on me, since some characters were not interesting enough and lacked depth.

What I did love about this were the musical parts. Well choreographed and combined with catchy music, they were a joy to watch. Ayaka Miyoshi as Shizuka Suzuki was absolutely delightful. Her performance was excellent and carried the movie for me. You could see her passion and energy. I really enjoyed the humor of the musical parts as well, and I wish they would have focused on that a bit more.

Although nothing special, the story was still entertaining. The strongest points being the wonderful musical performances and Ayaka Miyoshi as a fantastic lead.

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