Ralph Fiennes' Rudolf Nureyev biopicThe White Crowdoesn't soar high enough: EW review
Real-life Ukrainian ballet dancer Oleg Ivenko plays Nureyev as a tempestuous, hard-to-like (albeit miraculously talented) egoist. It doesnt help that Ivenko is…well, lets just say hes a much better dancer than actor. It sometimes feels like shes sleepwalking through the film. Credit: Larry Horricks/Sony Pictures Classics His sensitivity in the role is so compelling, he makes the other performances only seem more lacking. Still, Nureyevs story is so inherently dramatic that its not all a loss....