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Step Up 2 the Streets

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Step Up 2 the Streets (2008)

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Reviews Counted:57

Fresh:15

Rotten:42

Average Rating:4.7/10

Consensus: There's a kinetic appeal to the handsome cast and their smooth moves, but everything else about Step Up 2 the Streets is been there, danced that.

Rated: PG [See Full Rating] for language, some suggestive material and brief violence.

Runtime: 1 hr 38 mins

Genre: Dramas

Theatrical Release:21-03-2008

Synopsis: Jon Chu directs this feel-good sequel about pursuing what you love and finding yourself along the way. Andie (Briana Evigan, daughter of actor Greg Evigan) is a tough Baltimore teen who grew up... Jon Chu directs this feel-good sequel about pursuing what you love and finding yourself along the way. Andie (Briana Evigan, daughter of actor Greg Evigan) is a tough Baltimore teen who grew up dancing and is now part of the 410, the hottest dance crew in the city and reigning champions of the Streets, an underground dance competition. Unable to control Andie's rebellious ways, her guardian, Sarah (Sonja Sohn), has decided to send her to Texas to live with her aunt. But Andie has one last chance to stay with her crew in her beloved Baltimore: the Maryland School of the Arts (MSA). Unfortunately, maintaining her studies at MSA means less time with the 410. To make matters worse, Andie is having a hard time fitting in at her new high school, where tradition is revered and being outside the box is frowned upon. Luckily, she has a partner in crime in classmate Chase Collins (Robert Hoffman), whose stuffy brother, Blake (Will Kemp), is the school's director and a constant thorn in his younger brother's side. When the 410 boots Andie out, she and Chase find their own crew of overlooked MSA dancers and take it all the way to the Streets. The real star of STEP UP 2: THE STREETS is the amazing dancing and there's plenty of it. From the opening scene in a Baltimore subway to the playground to studio rehearsals to the Streets, these kids give it everything they've got. Channing Tatum briefly reprises his role as Tyler Gage, who knows Andie from the neighborhood. All of the MSA and 410 dancers are exceedingly talented, but Mari Koda's few lines as Jenny Kido are scene-stealers. [More]

Starring: Briana Evigan, Robert Hoffman, Will Kemp, Cassie Ventura

Starring: Briana Evigan, Robert Hoffman, Will Kemp, Cassie Ventura, Adam G. Sevani, Telisha Shaw

Director: Jon M. Chu

Director: Jon M. Chu
Screenwriter: Toni Ann Johnson, Karen Barna
Producer: Patrick Wachsberger, Erik Feig, Adam Shankman, Jennifer Gibgot
Composer: Aaron Zigman
Studio: Buena Vista Pictures

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Will dance triumph over adversity? Will love between two attractive vacuous actors conquer all?

Full Review Source: BBC | comment Comment
03/25/08
Laura Bushell
Laura Bushell
BBC
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It suffers from a real lack of charisma, still the dance bits are good.

Full Review Source: Empire Magazine | comment Comment
03/20/08
Anna Smith
Anna Smith
Empire Magazine
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With a script cut-and-pasted from every other dance movie, this film is shockingly corny.

Full Review Source: Shadows on the Wall | comment Comment
03/20/08
Rich Cline
Rich Cline
Shadows on the Wall

To say this film (and any other dancing competition film) is formulaic is an understatement. However, formalism is entirely forgivable when you look at the marketplace.

Full Review Source: 7M Pictures | comment Comment
08/18/08
Kevin Carr
Kevin Carr
7M Pictures

...a minor improvement over its almost unwatchable predecessor...

Full Review Source: Reel Film Reviews | comment Comment
08/01/08
David Nusair
David Nusair
Reel Film Reviews

This isn't a very good movie, but it's probably the best of it's kind.

Full Review Source: Sin Magazine | comment 1 Comment
07/22/08
Austin Kennedy
Austin Kennedy
Sin Magazine

A dance romance with attitude that will fall short if you're expecting fulfillment in the story department.

Full Review Source: Cinema Signals | comment Comment
07/09/08
Jules Brenner
Jules Brenner
Cinema Signals

Standard, well-made, urban dance movie.

Full Review Source: Sydney Morning Herald | comment Comment
03/28/08
Jim Schembri
Jim Schembri
Sydney Morning Herald

It's not a little obvious that the Step Up franchise means to keep a Disneyfied hand in the apparently inexorable dance movie cycle.

Full Review Source: PopMatters | comment Comment
03/21/08
Cynthia Fuchs
Cynthia Fuchs
PopMatters

It suffers from a real lack of charisma, still the dance bits are good.

Full Review Source: Empire Magazine Australasia | comment Comment
03/19/08
Anna Smith
Anna Smith
Empire Magazine Australasia
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A robust addition to the street dance sub genre of movies, Step Up 2 The Streets offers plenty of exhilarating routines and a feasible storyline

Full Review Source: Urban Cinefile | comment Comment
03/16/08
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All of this feverish bending, twirling, twisting and snapping of the body is so infused with attitude, in fact, that it allows the film and its characters to live and breathe in ways that run counter to the movie's otherwise rhythmless script.

Full Review Source: Bangor Daily News (Maine) | comment Comment
03/09/08
Christopher Smith
Christopher Smith
Bangor Daily News (Maine)

Inexplicably, I liked this film more than its predecessor. Wait - let me type that again, just to let the reality sink into my own mind: I actually liked Step Up 2.

Full Review Source: Aisle Seat | comment Comment
02/25/08
Mike McGranaghan
Mike McGranaghan
Aisle Seat

This is an average story of a young woman making it on her own. No, I'm not talking about Mary Tyler Moore, I'm talking about Andi, played by Briana Evigan, in "Step Up 2 the Streets," a film that delivers just about what you'd expect.

Full Review Source: Quad City Times (Davenport, IA) | comment Comment
02/24/08
Linda Cook
Linda Cook
Quad City Times (Davenport, IA)

...a Flashdance wannabe...

Full Review Source: Sacramento News & Review | comment Comment
02/23/08
Jim Lane
Jim Lane
Sacramento News & Review

It's another of the many dance movies that fifteen years from now may just be admired in the same vein "Krush Groove" and "Breakin'" are...

Full Review Source: Film Threat | comment Comment
02/22/08
Felix Vasquez Jr.
Felix Vasquez Jr.
Film Threat

Electrifying dance elevates an almost boring film.

Full Review Source: Common Sense Media | comment Comment
02/21/08
S. Jhoanna Robledo
S. Jhoanna Robledo
Common Sense Media

It's very hard to argue that the dancing falls short, which means that the film at least justifies its own existence.

Full Review Source: Antagony & Ecstasy | comment Comment
02/19/08
Tim Brayton
Tim Brayton
Antagony & Ecstasy

I can’t quite recommend it, but... for a certain demographic why not.

Full Review Source: Ebert & Roeper | comment Comment
02/19/08
Richard Roeper
Richard Roeper
Ebert & Roeper

Step Up 2 has only a few points of correlation with its predecessor. It’s also probably the single most racist movie that will be released by any major American studio in the first 10 years of the twenty-first century.

Full Review Source: Boxoffice Magazine | comment 3 Comments
02/19/08
Ray Greene
Ray Greene
Boxoffice Magazine
 
 
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