The Dancer Upstairs (2003)

Alright -- either I saw an extremely edited version of this film or the poster has some 'splainin' to do:
This was one muddled story and I blame the direction entirely. I felt as though I were being told this by someone sitting in the next room speaking so quietly that I had to strain to hear him and who kept jumping around in the narrative. The character who was, I'm guessing, supposed to be our comic relief (Sucre) was simply annoying. The love affair (such as it was) came so late in the film that I didn't get invested in it...which I think is alright since neither of the participants in said affair seemed too into it either.

And, by the way, the Dancer lived downstairs.

D+