It’s the usual case of great dancing, bad acting and even worse dialogue in this very guilty pleasure for fans of the genre.
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11/30/06
Step Up (2006)
20 %
Reviews Counted: 96 Fresh: 19 Rotten:77 Average Rating: 4.5/10
Consensus:
This trite teen romance has too little plot and not enough dancing.
Rated: PG
Runtime: 1 hr 43 mins
Theatrical Release: 27-10-2006
Synopsis: Fans of DIRTY DANCING and FAME will dig the moves in this tale of a sullen young thug named Tyler (Channing Tatum) who winds up doing community service at the Baltimore High School for the Performing Arts. At first he's just smirking and mopping the floors, but then Nora (Jenna Dewan), a talented... [More]
Genre: Dramas
Starring: Channing Tatum, Jenna Dewan, Rachel Griffiths, Heavy D, Alyson Stoner
Director: Anne Fletcher
Screenwriter: Duane Adler, Melissa Rosenberg
Producer: Erik Feig, Jennifer Gibgot, Adam Shankman
Composer: Aaron Zigman
Screenwriter: Duane Adler, Melissa Rosenberg
Producer: Erik Feig, Jennifer Gibgot, Adam Shankman
Composer: Aaron Zigman
Reviews
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...a miscast Rachel Griffiths looks uncomfortable in her role as Principal Gordon and spends her few scenes looking like she's wishing she was somewhere else.
10/28/06
This is a cliche-ridden movie by people to whom formula is clearly mother's milk.
10/28/06
Top Critic
Debut director Anne Fletcher fails to put a new spin on umpteen romantic hoofers.
10/24/06
Top Critic
This unimaginative, by-the-numbers teen drama never says anything new as it blends dance styles and cultures in innercity Baltimore.
09/23/06
For the movie--and audiences--the good news is that both Tatum and Dewan are just enough to best the bum script. They are likeable and their dance talent is undeniable.
09/14/07
The TV spots claim that it "captures the voice of a generation," and if that's the case, then the voice of the youth hasn't changed at all in the five years Save the Last Dance lit up the box office.
08/25/07
Tatum and Dewan have none of the chemistry of Astaire and Rogers, but with help from a good supporting cast and talented choreography, the movie rises slightly above the usual cookie-cutter dance-movie fare.
04/08/07
Mesmo que falhe como historinha de amor, o longa consegue levar o espectador a sair da sala com a sensação de que ao menos em seu aspecto musical o projeto não decepcionou.
12/08/06
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09/22/06
Stealing freely from Save the Last Dance but unintentionally nixing the wicked dance moves, this teen turd doesn't even have the logical sense to remove its hunky lead's shirt.
09/05/06
...the dance numbers are overwhelmed by a trite and predictable script that trudges through familiar themes of redemption and acceptance while taking itself far too seriously.
08/31/06
The willingness of said screenwriters to churn these clichés shamelessly makes Step Up an utterly arduous task to sit through.
08/22/06
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08/19/06
It's all strung together by scenes wherein, for no reason at all, everyone dances -- every kind of dance, from break to ballet -- brilliantly, with youth, vigor and passion. And it's great, even when it's silly, which is often.
08/19/06
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