The Company2003
The Company (2003)
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Critic Consensus: Its deliberately unfocused narrative may frustrate some viewers, but The Company finds Altman gracefully applying his distinctive eye to the world of dance.
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Cast
as Loretta `Ry' Ryan
as Alberto Antonelli
as John

as Harriet

as Edouard

as Susie

as Ry's Mother

as Ry's Father

as Ry's Stepmother

as Ry's Stepfather
as Justin's Mentor

as Choreographer

as Choreographer

as Ballet Enthusiast

as Ballet Mistress

as Ballet Mistress

as Ballet Master

as Ballet Master

as Ballet Master

as Stage Manager

as Stage Manager

as Company Pianist

as Physical Therapist

as Production Manager

as Toastmaster

as Bridegroom

as Neo Waitress

as Neo Bouncer
as Bartender

as Barfly

as Grant Park Cellist

as Grant Park Cellist

as Alec

as Deborah

as John

as Justin

as Suzanne

as Domingo

as Noel

as Maia

as Frankie

as Trinity

as Julianne

as Valerie

as Dana

as Michael

as Colton

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Critic Reviews for The Company
All Critics (134) | Top Critics (41) | Fresh (96) | Rotten (38) | DVD (9)
This is Altman at his easiest, his most unruffled, and complete.

Excellent look at what goes into creating ballet.
The venerable Altman's distinctive eye remains undimmed.

Meanders aimlessly until eventually falling flat on its face.

Altman ... whose intuition for placing the camera in just the right spot has always been impressive. In the dance scenes, it's flawless.

Instead, it is the collective nature of the artistic medium that is the focus, Altman introducing an almost stream of conscience-like narrative that's mesmerizing and distant all at the same time.
Audience Reviews for The Company
"The Company" is Robert Altman's most naturalistic and expressive film. The thing you have to understand about the picture is that Altman is not concerned with crafting a structured narrative. He is concerned with observing. "The Company" is a fly on the wall peek into the world of a ballet company (a fictional one of course). The behind the scenes-esque approach is intercut with beautiful dance sequences. Neve Campbell, Malcolm McDowell and James Franco bring a human, organic touch to the film. "The Company" is not for everyone. Your tolerance of the film will stem from your relationship to dance and your ability to be a voyeur in this world and not an active participant. In his penultimate feature film, Robert Altman was still finding new and interesting ways to tell a cinematic story.

Super Reviewer
This was a really bad movie, I'm sort of ashamed that Robert Altman was connected to this project. Then why did I give it three stars? Mainly because the ballet sequences were stunning. When everybody just shut their mouths and started spinning, it was just magic.
Super Reviewer
Uninteresting, I really expected more from Altman, Just a showcase of dance pieces & I never liked dance movies

Super Reviewer
The Company Quotes
Alberto "Mr. A." Antonelli: | Attention, babies. Its not the steps,babies. Its what's inside that really counts.That's when you really begin to soar. You see, thinking the movement is not becoming the movement. |
Alberto "Mr. A." Antonelli: | Robert, three things to remember--budget, budget, budget! |
Alberto "Mr. A." Antonelli: | People are so bloody rude, occasionally. It's too much really. |
Ry: | I didn't appreciate being the last in the company to know about it. |