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Invaderbank The film creates a perfect balance between action and depth of basic needs, in the midst of an infertile atmosphere.

Sameer Callahan It really made me laugh, but for some moments I was tearing up because I could relate so much.

Allison Davies The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

Dylan Keyne This film was done to promote the Tap Dogs show and dance group, so don't expect complicated or sophisticated plot, cunning twists or even amazing acting.You can pretty much guess what happens, just from watching the trailer. There is nothing, plotwise, that hasn't been done before and the characters are all tried and tested stereotypes. Cinematography is solid and production quality is safe. There is a fair degree of bad language, which seems a touch out of place given that this film will appeal to a lot of young dance students. But none of this detracts from the basic underlying premise of the film... Basically, sit back, shut up and enjoy the fabulous tap dancing - That's what it's about and in that respect, it does NOT disappoint!!

Brian T. Whitlock (GOWBTW) G'Day Mate! Welcome to the Land Down Under! That's the greeting that'll never go out of style. Seeing "Bootmen" for the very first time was an interesting experience for me. I thought only jolly USA enjoyed tap-dancing from all the legends. "Bootmen" goes to extremes where other tap-dancing movies seem to make their stops. Two brothers Sean(Adam Garcia) and Mitchell(Sam Worthington) did tap in their youth. While Sean kept it in, the other brother does some shady work that catches up with him. Sean meets Sara(Susie Porter) and goes to an opera house for a big tap-dancing show there in another part of Austrailia. Somehow, all was a wash-up when the star of the show big ego gets Sean riled up. So it's back home, make up a tapping show of his own which looks like an act from the group, Stomp. When Mitch dies, Sean gives it his all to perform in his memory, and his disapproving father, finally opens his eyes to his son's dream. Goes to show when you live up to the dream, don't quit because of one's disapproval. This movie is moving, I mean really moving, it's worth dancing to, not too obvious, and the course of the movie is riveting. I wouldn't mind watching over and over, to get a better feel of it. Rating 4 out of 5 stars.

wilfredpaul888 This movie received some bad reviews by many people. Some think that the dancing was horrible. I do respect all of their opinions for I know that the movie has plenty of weaknesses. But, I failed to notice them all because you can't help but admire the dancing done by men in Bootmen.It seems that the movie will do well if it's turned into a soap. The story seemed to be taken from those shows. But, if you can see through those flaws, you will find Bootmen a very enjoying movie. What Bootmen? Well, don't picture some men in tuxedos and carrying some sticks while tap dancing. The characters of the movie are not so lovable but I can assure you that you'll like them in the end! They wear boots instead of tap shoes. They wear your ordinary clothes instead of tuxedos.Trust me, give the movie a try and I'm sure that the performance will knock your socks off. Please.

Theo Robertson The image that flashes through my mind when I hear the word " Aussies " is of a bunch of butch hard drinkers who enjoy nothing better than waking in a police cell after a drinking session followed by a bar room brawl .... and that`s just the women . According to my mate Dr Sebastian who spends a lot of time down under this is a laughably cliched stereotype and Australians are the nicest friendliest people on Earth . Mind you Seb is a six foot three Scotsman so everyone`s nice to him .You can see what I`m getting at about stereotypes though ? because strangely BOOTMEN does feature the type of Aussies who take a drink and commit crimes and enjoy the sound of knuckle against cheekbone . Even stranger despite the mythical portrayal of Australians in this movie no one really gives the main protagonist Sean a hard time for wanting to become a dancer even though he works at a steel mill . A worker at an Australian steel mill wants to become a dancer and no one accuses him of being " A bloody wooftah " , now that takes some swallowing and I guess that`s why some people dislike BOOTMEN , it is slightly obvious that the story was written around the dance sequences but it could have been far worse , it could have been a plagaristic cross between THE FULL MONTY and BILLY ELLIOT or a camp Baz Luhrmann type production but at least BOOTMEN has an identity all of its own . BOOTMEN is a simple story of people trying to pursue their dreams , it`s funny , romantic , sometimes gritty and foul mouthed , sometimes violent but always entertaining with an absolutely brilliant dance sequence at the end and is by far the greatest Australian film since ROMPER STOMPER.If you`ve ever seen the dance troupe Stomp or these idents on BBC1 featuring the dancers and thought " Hmm that lifts the spirits " then you`ll enjoy this movie . I know I certainly did