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‘She Dances’ Review: Steve Zahn’s Daughter Audrey Is a Standout in an Uneven Film on Familial Trauma
Rick Gomez's ‘She Dances’ stays afloat mostly thanks to a charming cast that includes Steve Zahn, Audrey Zahn and Ethan Hawke.
In the midst of selling his artisanal distillery which he owns with his best friend Brian (Ethan Hawke), Jason is nervous about reuniting with his daughter at such an unideal time, while neither Claire nor Kat is all that eager to be stuck in a car with a middle-aged square and his dated taste in music. From getting delayed due to a flat tire, to an annoying reservation mix-up at the hotel they were supposed to be staying at (the kids deserve all the credit here for not throwing a fit), Gomez and Zahn’s script requires the trio to brave a variety of awkward situations. Elsewhere, the script introduces a “Bring It On”-style competitive storyline between Claire and a rigidly disciplined dancer (Haley Fish) that the girls have nicknamed Dolph, as in Lundgren — a playful but implausible “Rocky IV” reference that reflects the writers’ (and this critic’s) generational interests more than that of the young characters they have written.
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