Hellen I like the storyline of this show,it attract me so much

Wordiezett So much average

Console best movie i've ever seen.

AnhartLinkin This story has more twists and turns than a second-rate soap opera.

Kirpianuscus impressive. for to remind the essence of a totalitarian regime. for the importance of chance and hope and force of happiness. for the dance scenes and for the tension of hunt. for realism of different forms of crisis . for the impact between a closed society and freedom.it is not an original subject but this does it useful. because, the passion for ballet, the opportunity to leave the village. the choice of free world are little more than clichés or crumbs from the American dream but parts of a struggle for define yourself. Li Cunxin by Chi Cao is not a hero. only a survivor with dark sides, fears and doubts, not ignoring his fatherland tradition, interested to use the chances and to use his gift. Mao's Last Dancer is only a story. like many others. dramatic, emotionally, impressive. for the wise manner to mix politic and love and passion and the help of the others in a kind of crusade who has everyone as part.

Armand is heart of this film. a film full of Manicheic shadows, touching, cruel, with few drops of melodrama, but precise work. because, far from image of a China from many others, far from a nice adaptation of a novel, it is a profound story of a man with ordinary ambitions. axis of his desires - be yourself. and the courage of the young man is root for an entire universe. result - touching fairy - tale, beautiful ballet scenes, good performance, and universal image of making happiness. an universal case of every "ballerino" beyond Iron Curtain who choose freedom. its virtue - science to respect measure ( the Chinese shadows are only instrument for powerful effect ) and to create not exactly a film but image of a painful testimony. and this is appreciated.

Claudio Carvalho In a village of China, the eleven year-old Li Cunxin is selected by the Comunist Party to study ballet at the Madame Mao's Dance Academy in Beijing. Years later, he travels to Houston in a cultural exchange program invited by the artistic director Ben Stevenson (Bruce Greenwood) and he is promoted to principal dancer of the Houston Ballet. Meanwhile he secretly dates and falls in love with the dancer Elizabeth Mackey (Amanda Schull).When the China's government asks Li Cunxin (Chi Cao) to return to his country, he marries Liz and defects to USA. He is forbidden to return to China and has no news of his parents and family. Meanwhile, his marriage with Liz ends and he misses his parents. But five years later, he has a great surprise during a performance. "Mao's Last Dancer" is a film about the true story of the Chinese ballet dancer Li Cunxin. The engaging biography of Li Cunxin is an example of discipline and strength associated with courage to make the right decisions, and it is amazing how a boy from a poor village in China could have become a great ballerino in the West. Bruce Greenwood, Kyle MacLachlan and Joan Chen are well known actors and are fantastic, but Chi Cao, Chengwu Guo and the rest of the cast and dancers have also top-notch performances. Everything is perfect in this film, from the direction of Bruce Beresford to the cinematography and art direction. My vote is ten.Title (Brazil): "O Último Bailarino de Mao" ("The Last Ballerino of Mao")

jhcopywriter26 As a former ballerina for Houston Ballet, I couldn't wait to see this movie and how that time period would be shown. I have not read the book yet but hope to soon. The actor who played Li was wonderful. He reminds me very much of Li as a person and dancer, as I knew him from that time. There are some time line goofs and I certainly remember the craziness when he went missing. I won't say much else about the personal part but I did like the movie as an artistic venture. I can tell you that I would have loved to have seen the night Li's parents came to see him dance. Unfortunately, I had already left the company. In watching the movie, it was a very touching scene. The memories just come rolling back ... A job well done, Li.