Step Up
7,437
Musical. Drama. Romance
Tyler Gage (Channing Tatum) is a street smart juvenile delinquent, with a reckless streak that lands him in a world of trouble after he and his friends trash an auditorium at a high school for the performing arts. Sentenced to do community service at the school, he at first wants nothing to do with the students, until he meets Nora (Jenna Dewan), a beautiful dancer who's willing to give him a shot. Against all expectations, Ty gets ... [+]
Author | Review | ||
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United States | The New York Times | "The story is as old as Mickey Rooney but its appeal is eternal" | POS |
United States | Miami Herald | "Once in a great while, a film of insight and wisdom defines a generation. Step Up is not that film" | NEU |
United States | Entertainment Weekly | "'Step', under the sure hand of director-choreographer Anne Fletcher, quickly discovers its own virtuoso charms. Two of them are its leads" | POS |
United States | USA Today | "For a movie about dancing, 'Step Up' is pretty clumsy on its feet." | NEU |
United States | Baltimore Sun | "The film may not be art, but it's got a beat and you can definitely dance to it." | POS |
United States | Chicago Reader | "Any guy who sits through this date movie deserves to get to third base at least." | NEG |
United States | New York Post | "The teen dance drama Step Up seems like it was not only inspired by a Janet Jackson video but entirely written during one." | NEU |
Canada | The Globe and Mail | "Until the movie stumbles under the weight of its noble intentions and its tediously formulaic story, it delivers a few lively, well-shot dance sequences" | NEU |
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