Protraph
Lack of good storyline.
FeistyUpper
If you don't like this, we can't be friends.
Catangro
After playing with our expectations, this turns out to be a very different sort of film.
adonis98-743-186503
Tyler Gage receives the opportunity of a lifetime after vandalizing a performing arts school, gaining him the chance to earn a scholarship and dance with an up and coming dancer, Nora. If you're expecting 'Step Up' to be some kind of Dirty Dancing you're be very disappointed by the end cause this film might have the romantic part in it but it's all about second chances and dance and i can see why Channing Tatum and Jenna married a little bit after that cause they had a very good chemistry together and the choreography was pretty damn good. Definitely a film that became a huge success and spawned multiple sequels and even a tv series but also made lots of fans as well. (8/10)
dyanordakowski
This movie is lovable in every way. It has a combination of romance, comedy, and even tragedy. The movie has many talented dancers with a number of cool-looking dances of every style. These dances include hip hop, ballet, and a combination of both. The way the dances are filmed is intriguing because they make sure to capture each important move and make it extremely enjoyable to watch. Each dance scene is just as amazing as the last and it makes you want to get up and move along with it. Not to mention, Channing Tatum is the overly attractive male lead and is a wonderful dancer and actor. You'l feel a whole range of emotions throughout this movie and will be satisfied at the end.
slightlymad22
Some of "Step Up" is so ludicrous I wondered whether it was originally conceived as a spoof comedy. As every cliché in the book is hit! Misunderstood bad boy from wrong side of the tracks, meets a nice girl. Check. Girl has boyfriend we all know is a slimy douche, but she doesn't see it. Check. Boyfriend does not like bad boy. Check. Boyfriend is revealed as douche. Check. Bad boys friends are mad at him for spending time with other people. Check. Bad boy and good girl fall for each other, fall out, and make up before the end. Check. I can't complain too much about this movie. Snore through it, maybe, but not complain. It was an OK way to spend time watching with a date. Channing Tatum was likable and the female lead however she was, was attractive too. Other than that none of the cast stood out. Tatum is the only reason to see this, and not even he an save it, as I'm not sure his character is meant to be as funny as he seems.
Jackson Booth-Millard
Following on from Save the Last Dance and a few other dance movies before, this recognisable title was the next one I tried, from choreographer turned director Anne Fletcher (27 Dresses, The Proposal). Basically Tyler Gage (She's the Man's Channing Tatum) lives with his foster parents in the lower class African American neighbourhood of Baltimore, he is is a talented street dancer but also a troublemaker with his friends Mac Carter (Damaine Radcliff) and his little brother Skinny Carter (De'Shawn Washington). Having fun partying and stealing cars, they one night break into Maryland School of Arts committing vandalism on the stage with all the props and equipment, and Tyler is the one caught and sentenced to 200 hours community service. Under the watch of Director Gordon (Rachel Griffiths) he is assigned to work as a janitor in the school cleaning floors and windows, and picking up the litter. He has been lightly distracted in his work seeing the dance classes, and particularly the talent of beautiful ballet student Nora Clark (Take the Lead's Jenna Dewan), who is already seeing someone. She oversees him doing his street dancing outside, and when her original partner Andrew (Tim Lacatena) has a strain, Tyler offers to take his place and follow her choreography. As the practising continues Tyler not only suggests new street dance style moves into the routine that will be judged, but he and Nora are getting very close. Tyler has been known to start things and give up after just a short time, and of course this is what happens when for almost no reason at all he stops practising with Nora, leaving her alone. She does try and get him back, and there is a small vice versa situation, it is after the Boyz n the Hood style shooting and death of Skinny Carter that Tyler has to decide to help Nora with her judged performance and maybe get a place in the dance school himself. In the end the final performance with Tyler and Nora goes brilliantly, they both gain high praise and interest from the judges and school heads, and obviously they are happy together. Also starring singer Mario as Miles Darby, Drew Sidora as Lucy Avila, Heavy D as Omar and Josh Henderson as Brett Dolan. Tatum and Dewan make a good couple, but to be honest the only highlight are all the well choreographed street dance sequences, not a bad romantic dance drama. Okay!
