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This was a good artistic talent of dancers with a good story line.I Loved every minute of this dance flick,and so did my teenage kids. we loved it.We highly recommend it.
Step Up 2 The streets was such an amazing movie. The dancing is very cool. The characters were picked wonderfully. This is a very good movie and highly recomend it.
Or will she be forced to form her own crew from dancers at the school to compete with the Big Boys out on the streets.You can write the script yourself, but the key selling-point of this sequel to "Step Up" - sort of a mash-up of "Fame," "Footloose" and "School of Rock" - is clearly not the storytelling but the dancing. Saddled with a screenplay that wouldn't earn a passing grade in a Cinema 101 course, "Step Up 2 the Streets" is an urban fairy tale about an orphaned crew dancer (Briana Evigan) from the 'hood who is accepted into the Maryland School of the Arts. And in that respect it delivers the goods. But can she find a home with the assortment of geeks, preppies and classically-trained arty types who attend the school. And can she succeed as a student without turning her back on her "homies" from the old neighborhood. So ignore the predictable plotting, the tinny dialogue, the corny inspirational speeches, the wafer-thin characters, the obligatory montage sequences and the amateurish acting, and simply revel in the moves, street-dance or otherwise, that permeate the film. It's not much in the way of compensation, I know, but at least it's better than nothing.
Black Thomas (yes, that is his name) is respectable as the token gangster (very cliché, but whatever) and Danielle Polanco is quite engaging as the street-smart and genuinely sweet Missy.But this is not about acting, believe me.The dancing is insane here, and the final dance scene, in the rain, is just UGH, WOW.that was hot. When `Step Up' came out I really expected nothing from it, but I got a sensational and really, really great movie that had enough heart and chemistry to make it stand out amongst the onslaught of trashy teen dance movies. Yes, I said hot, and I meant that in like every possible way. Really, you need to see it. The rest of the cast is really just a collection of moving bodies, and they all work well in that respect. It does lack the chemistry that made the original so charming, but the lead actress, Briana Evigan, carries enough saucy charm to make up for Robert Hoffman's lack of everything (the guy is kind of gross creepy here).Andie is a teen with no real purpose. She is sensual with a kick of edge that keeps her interesting; and that smoker's voice is just, UGH, so Scarlett Johansson.me loves it.
Her mother dies when she was young and she's been living with her mother's best friend. So I waited.I am happy (so happy) to say that `Step Up 2: The Streets' does not have the same story, even though it is slightly similar. She finds herself at a crossroads when her ties with the infamous 410 (a dance crew) leave her with two options; a prestigious dance school or Texas. It doesn't have the `everything' factor that the original had, but it makes up for it in other areas.
Okay, so these new wave dance flicks are a dime a dozen, and half of them are just mediocre offerings with one impossible dance move after the next. Robert Hoffman is the opposite. He is supposed to be all charming and sweet and lovable but he comes across creepy. Miss Ventura is stunning to look at whether she's moving or standing still, I'll give her that. She doesn't fit in (of course) but she finds herself flirting with even more danger when the school legend Chase Collins takes a liking to Andie, and her dance style, and convinces her to join forces with him, and a slew of talented yet overlooked students, in order to take on a street dancing competition. The reason I mention him is because his Michael Jackson inspired dace sequence at the end is phenomenal and easily the most memorable part of the entire movie.So, if you want a fun and entertaining film with lots of dancing then this is the one for you. So, I was excited about the prospects of `Step Up 2: The Streets', but after seeing the trailer I was afraid it was going to be nothing more than a rehash of the same story with different actors. I did want to mention Adam G.
Now, I live in Texas, so I understand why she opted for the school. Love develops, feelings are trampled, rivalries are started.and dancing HAPPENS.Like I said, Evigan is great. Sevani (who looks like `Year One' version Michael Cera) who is your typical `nerdy kid who befriends outcast' here. See them both.
I really like the film. It's different and separate than the first one, but good still. There are moments are pretty sweet and behind the scene is always cool.
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