Word: tap
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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With the exception of Davis, his sidekick Sandman, who constantly interjects his dour-faced humor into the action, and Hines, the actors in Tap are not consistently believable. It is clear that most of them were chosen for their dancing skill and not for their dramatic talent...
When Hines does start dancing, however, it is clear that even a dry plot can't kill the movie. The choreography is a brilliant mix of 1930s jazz tap and a more modern variation of the funk dancing which made Hines famous. The musical score is a mix of traditional jazz, big band songs and modern funk, created to accommodate the footwork...
...best scenes in Tap, Max leads an entire crowd from a Times Square bar into the street to show them how his father "stole his steps from the sounds he heard on the streets of New York City...
Amid the honking horns, clattering sheets of metal covering potholes and crashing blows of construction workers fixing the streets, Hines leads the group into a frenetic mix of funk and jazz tap, taking his rhythm from the sounds around...
Scenes like this one and the "challenge" dance between Hines and the old men who still live at Sonny's Side of the Street turn Tap into a dance show reminiscent of an old Gene Kelly or Fred Astaire film...