Jeanskynebu the audience applauded

Whitech It is not only a funny movie, but it allows a great amount of joy for anyone who watches it.

Blake Rivera If you like to be scared, if you like to laugh, and if you like to learn a thing or two at the movies, this absolutely cannot be missed.

Darin One of the film's great tricks is that, for a time, you think it will go down a rabbit hole of unrealistic glorification.

Prismark10 Stepping Out is a gentle feel good musical comedy with plenty of dance numbers. It was supposed to mark a return to form for Liza Minnelli after years of drink and drugs issues.Minnelli plays Mavis a one time professional dancer in a chorus line in New York who has moved to Buffalo. She starts a dance studio for beginners and ends up getting invited to put on a show for charity.Her dance class are mainly female with just one guy (Bill Irwin) and range widely in age. Julie Walters plays a hygiene obsessed housewife, Shelly Winters is the temperamental pianist. Everyone has some side issues or problem but will these no hopers get their dance act together in time for the show is the essence of the story.This is a sweet and enjoyable enough film. Its unpretentious fun, Minnelli does enough to show that in essence she has squandered her talent since her Oscar winning turn as Sally Bowles and there are enough familiar faces in the film to keep your feet tapping along.

mark.waltz Liza Minnelli's Maevis has shuffled off to Buffalo from Broadway where she once stood right next to Bob Fosse. If that in-joke may be off-putting for people aware of Minnelli's real-life connection with her "Cabaret" director (who she worked with on more than one occasion), it is only because they can't separate the real Minnelli from the character she plays. Yes, Liza has the practically the same hair-do she had in "Arthur", and when you are as famous as she is, it is difficult to separate her from the legend. But take that away, and you have a "Let's put on a show!" comedy with songs that is as fresh and far from the style of films made the same year and very similar to the great musicals of the golden age of Hollywood.She is a dance teacher who specializes in training novices, and here, she has some of the greatest theater talents around. Jane Krakowski, Andrea Martin, Ellen Greene, Bill Irwin, Julie Walters, Carol Woods, Sheila McCarthy among them, not to mention the great Shelley Winters as the very cantankerous piano player. It is her ambition to get these clumsy tappers ready for a big show she's been asked to participate in, and if the results are somewhat predictable, it certainly is a lot of fun.Yes, Liza's talent is way too big just to be a dance teacher in Buffalo, but why deny Liza's billion fans the chance to see her in her first big movie in years. Unfortunately, the big wigs at Paramount were very leery of this movie's chance at success, and it only had minimal release, mostly in big cities where they knew they'd at least get the gay audience to rush to see her. She builds the dancers from the ground up and the results are triumphant for her and the pupils as the big day nears. Of course, the first show they do still shows them as awkward but there's a lavish finale where top hats, canes and sequins take over and Liza gets to sing, too! So put aside your cynicism, break out your own tap shoes, and you too will be steppin' out with Judy's baby.

raypdaley182 I know this went to video in the UK VERY quickly. Why? Because I must have rented it more than 50 times from my local video store when I was in the RAF.Initially I was renting it as a Julie Walters fan (of stuff like Personal Services, Just Like A WOman) and I enjoyed it. Probably a lot more than I should have done.But then again tell me it's got women in tight shiny Lycra and heck I'll watch it. Julie gives a brilliant performance and does look very nice. Most of the ladies do in fact.Liza looks amazing (I told you I was probably watching it for all the wrong reasons!) and plays her role predictably enough. Shelley Winters brings a lot to a role that hasn't got much to do.I adore Maxine (and then I found out she was Audrey in "Little Shop Of Horrors" and that was why, I loved her in that too!). Canada makes a pretty convincing New York and the film is not too sappy in it's feel good role to be over sweet.Liza has her horrible guy, but then everyone in the group seems to have some problem or another in their lives so there's going to be at least one of them you can sort of relate to.Obviously it all works out well in the end and it's more than good enough to hold up to several viewings. It's amazing that it's never been released on DVD (I'd buy it in a heartbeat) and I'm watching it again today as they showed on UK TV.Generally its a very good movie that so many haven't heard of and it gets overlooked when it really shouldn't. You don't need to be a dance fan to enjoy this film. Heck, I'm a straight guy who isn't much for dancing but I love it and enjoy it every time I watch it.Well worth a look if you haven't seen it before.

Amy Adler Mavis (Liza Minnelli) was a chorus line dancer on Broadway. Just as she was on the verge of getting more prominent roles, she fell in love. Her full-of-himself boyfriend moved them to Buffalo, far from the theater scene. As a musician, he plays with a band in the local clubs, often with the very talented Mavis singing at his elbow. But, they are just two bit players, mostly because of his total lack of ambition. On the side, Mavis runs a dance studio for ordinary folks. In her classes, among others, are a lovely nurse, a librarian, a lady with an overbearing husband, a lady with an unemployed son, a bossy middle aged housewife (Julie Walters) and a lone, divorced, very shy male. The studio pianist is a strong-willed senior (Shelley Winters). One day, a woman who operates a more prominent dance school in Buffalo invites Mavis and her class to perform a number in a charity dance recital. Mavis accepts. But, as total amateurs, will Mavis' class look ridiculous in front of the other, younger groups? And, can Mavis weather a serious personal crisis, just as the class is working hard to get ready for the show? This is a wonderful film for several reasons. To begin, of course, the movie stars the very gifted Minnelli, who is a bonafide triple threat. She can sing, she can dance, and she can act, all in a glorious fashion. She makes Mavis a very memorable and wistful character. Next, the rest of the cast is outstanding, too, and not just Walters and Winters. Most of the dance class members are folks with no name recognition but who play their parts admirably. Then, too, the characters in the film are very human and sympathetic, making the audience cheer and weep for them as the events unfold. Also, the dance numbers are exciting, the costumes are very nice, and the setting in Buffalo quite charming, making for a fine looking film. If you love dancing and singing, this movie has the goods for you. But, even if you can't cut a rug, this film's story will warm your heart with its lovely, vibrant, and very touching tale.