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Jig
Directed by
Sue Bourne
PG
2011
1h 39m
Documentary
,
Musical
6.6
63%
71%
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Documentary telling the compelling story of the 40th Irish Dancing World Championships.
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Cast of Jig
Joe Bitter
Self
John Carey
Self
Suzanne Coyle
Self
Claire Greaney
Self
Simona Mauriello
Self
Shane McAvinchey
Self
Brogan McKay
Self
Julia O'Rourke
Self
Sandun Verschoor
Self
John Whitehurst
Self
Sue Bourne
Director / Producer
Julie Heekin
Writer
Jig Ratings & Reviews
Arizona Republic
Bill Goodykoontz
It's not the best movie you'll ever see, but as movies about Irish dance competitions go, well, it's pretty high on that list.
NewsBlaze
Kam Williams
A captivating primer on tripping the light fantastic with your arms pinned to your sides!
Entertainment Weekly
Adam Markovitz
Uncovers the sweat and toil behind all the sparkly outfits and clickety-clack footwork.
Shockya.com
Brent Simon
Fine for those predisposed to it, but Jig doesn't spend much time elucidating the steps of Irish dance, and the movie unfurls as a haze of performance footage, with neither much contextual mooring nor ambition in staging.
Film Journal International
David Noh
Irish-dancing documentary holds your interest with its range of characters and competitive edge, despite serious directorial missteps.
New York Daily News
Joe Neumaier
Bourne belabors the judges' final decision to such an excruciating length, it makes the whole movie feel a bit more cloddish than it should.
The Hollywood Reporter
Todd McCarthy
Too close to a TV dance competition show to go far in theaters.
New York Post
Kyle Smith
Smallpox has been eliminated from the planet -- so why can't our finest minds seem to be able to do anything about Irish step dancing?
Filmcritic.com
Christopher Null
Jig draws on sports movie conventions and winsomely entertains.
Los Angeles Times
Gary Goldstein
This highly involving film deftly captures the unique physical, emotional and financial aspects of diving into competitive Irish dance, with the participants' addictive immersion the overwhelming takeaway.
New York Times
Jeannette Catsoulis
This programmatic entry in the tykes-and-trophies genre has too much on its plate and not nearly enough on its mind.
Boston Phoenix
Jeffrey Gantz
There's no voiceover, just kids and parents and coaches talking about their passion.
Boston Globe
Mark Feeney
"Jig'' is involving, if at times overly slick.
Aisle Seat
Mike McGranaghan
There is plenty to admire and enjoy about Jig. The filmmakers were given unprecedented access to the Irish Dancing World Championships, and what they found is captivating.
BrianOrndorf.com
Brian Orndorf
It's all sweat, stomps, and caked-on make-up as these girls (and a few boys) chase their dreams, for personal glory and, of course, to appease their parents.
Slant Magazine
Paul Schrodt
The documentary Jig presents a world that approaches child pageantry in its self-contained weirdness.
Village Voice
Andrew Schenker
If the structure behind Jig seems familiar, it is. That's because Sue Bourne's film employs the same formula as nearly every entry in an increasingly prevalent documentary subgenre devoted to chronicling specialized competitions.
Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews
Dennis Schwartz
I applaud the filmmaker for making such a fun film about a dance competition that I knew nothing about before the film and for keeping my interest throughout.
Compuserve
Harvey S. Karten
A kitsch documentary about the World Irish Dance competition.
Variety
Leslie Felperin
There are too many personal stories and themes (rivalry, triumph over adversity, the nobility of sportsmanlike determination...) slugging it out here.
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