| “Step Up” is a movie of a young rough boy with the street moves, spends his days stealing cars Tyler Gage played by charming Channing Tatum. This movie is refreshingly free of vulgarity and really about class. Like “Save the Last Dance” the movie gives out the massage of social equality. If ballet and hip-hop can coexist then it may ask that why can't we all be friends regardless of color or social class? Tyler Gage is a rebel, and his dreams of one day making it out of there, stands between him and an unfulfilled life. Nora played by Jenna Dewan is a lucky ballet dancer attending Baltimore's ultra-elite Maryland School of the Arts.Her dilemma is that the only thing standing in the way of her obviously brilliant future is finding a great dance partner for her senior showcase. Tyler Gage has trouble with law which lands him with a community service show at Maryland School of the Arts. Tyler came to Maryland School of the Arts as an angry outsider but soon his skills as a gifted street dancer draw Nora's attention. Nora found her dance partner then sparks fly on and off stage. Tyler who never finishes anything sees this one through. He realizes he only has one performance to prove that he can step up to a life far larger than he ever imagined and dreamed of. This movie is directed by a choreographer Anne Fletcher, other work includes “Bring It On”, “Ice Princess”, and, uh, “The 40-Year-Old Virgin”. “Step Up” finds dance practice everywhere in school hallways, on the basketball court, group dance at a nightclub and even walking down the streets. It may not be “Dirty Dancing”, but it definitely shows loads about the urban hip-hop style dancing that is revolutionizing our generation. Tyler and Nora both practice too hard and at the end of the movie they dance great and win the senior showcase. This movie has its moments in one scene Tyler throws a combination at her sister (Alyson Stoner, mob kid in the “Cheaper by the Dozen”) to see if she can do it, she throws it back, and suddenly they've got a lovely little number going on. Channing Tatum however looks like he is made of steel, he dances like he's made of rubber but hey fine by me, since the kid can really move. The dance musical has been done a thousand times before, though Alive with infectious rhythm, pleasant characters, and slick dance moves. |
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