Come Dance with Me! (1959)

- Voulez-vous danser avec moi?
The movie may be mildly entertaining, but Bardot is fantastic!, 20 November 2005

Virginie Dandieu (Brigitte Bardot) finds her husband standing over the corpse of the dance instructor who had been blackmailing him. Convinced of his innocence, Virginie lands a job at the dance studio to investigate the murder and clear her husband. Between the police, the suspects in the dance studio, and her family, Virginie's got her work cut out for her.

Come Dance with Me is at worst a mildly entertaining mystery with bit of humor mixed in for good measure. You'll never fall out of your seat laughing out loud, but a few scenes did bring a smile to my face. The mystery elements suffer a bit because it's the kind of movie where you know everything will work out in the end.

This was my first experience watching a Brigitte Bardot movie. And it certainly won't be my last. Bardot had a screen presence that's hard to beat. She is the center of every scene in which she appears regardless of what she's doing or not doing. It's impossible to watch a scene and not have your eyes glued to her every movement. I can't wait to discover more of her films.

6/10