Eh, I can kinda see that, and I do love that movie, but Sadness was someone who was always gloomy and Joy wanted to help find stuff that made her happy, while all I see in Dante is a screaming idiot who's either a jerk to Dylan, or yelling about the end of the world, with almost every line of dialogue he has.
Though, I respect your opinion on Dante as well. I'm actually surprised; he seems to be the most popular character on the show from what I've seen.