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Being a student, lately one film that I kept hearing everyone go on about is the film Step Up 2. I had never even seen the first one and just thought to myself oh not another of these dancing films because I do find there are a lot out and not all are even worth watching. However, there did seem to be a good soundtrack though to this film which was making me think the film might be good. A few of my friends went to the cinema and saw this and said it was really good and having the same film taste as them I decided it couldn't hurt to go so I decided I would make a trip to the cinema and make up my own mind.
The films begins with us seeing a train and then the commuters start to dance and before we know it this train becomes some kind of dance performance which is really good, we then find out the crew the '410' are who are performing. Andie (Briana Evigan) is part of this crew and she has always loved dancing, her mother died when she was younger so she lives with her foster mother
who doesn't like the crime and annoyance that Andie's crew cause and warns her she will send her to Texas is she doesn't quit.
Andie's brother tells her to audition for a place at a dance school so that she gets to stay but she has everything relying on this so that she can stay and still be part of the 410. School soon becomes hard work though as Andie's teachers want her to stay behind and attend classes with them to get her dancing style up to scratch and this interferes with her 410 training time as they get angry with her not turning up and she hasn't even told them she got into a performing school. The 410 don't want her back which up sets her but soon Andie decides to form her own crew at her new school with the help of Chase Collins (Robert Hoffman) who is part of the family of the school they attend.
The film pretty much develops on from this point as they all plan to attend the dancing event 'The Streets'. I did really like this film and it seemed to pass very quickly with all of the energetic dance routines which even made me want to get back to a dance class. The only slight problem I would have to say about this film is that it did have a similar kind of plot to Save The Last Dance which is my favourite dance film of all time as she had her mother die and got into dance school and so on but that didn't make me hate this film any less.
The acting in this film was nothing special as it was pretty basic, I think the main ability to be cast on this film is to be able to dance. Briana Evigan plays Andie who is the main character, I thought she was a likeable and relatable character as you could tell she wanted to dance but didn't want to go to Texas. She was quite a strong character and Briana did well in the role as I don't think she has acted in much before. Robert Hoffman was also good in his role as the main male actor in the film, he's a good dancer and also was meant to be unlikeable at first but I couldn't help but also grow to like his character and he played this role well I thought.
The film has many really good dance scenes and a lot of unique characters in it which also makes it really likeable. It has a character who doesn't get everything easily and is ambitious and I suppose in a way it has quite a strong message in it by saying that just because some things don't work out doesn't mean you should give up on everything. I like how we see her family life isn't perfect but how we see her life at school and everything too as it really builds up the character as a whole. Everyone I know so far has said they liked this film but only a few have said it was nothing great.
The film is probably for anyone who liked Step Up or Save The Last Dance. It does pass quickly and is one for people who like dancing or teen films. It is still in cinemas and lasts approximately 98 minutes and is a PG certificate.
If you want to see the trailer then go to www.apple.com/trailers/touchstone/stepup2thestreets/ as I can't seem to find an official website.
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Production Year: 2000 - Drama - Director: Giuseppe Tornatore - Original Language: Italian - Classification: 15 years and over - Starring: Monica Bellucci, Giuseppe Sulfaro, Luciano Federico, Matilde Piana
Production Year: 2004 - Drama - Director: Nick Cassavetes - Original Language: English - Classification: 15 years and over, 12 years and over - Starring: Rachel McAdams, Ryan Gosling, Gena Rowlands
The follow-up to the smash hit STEP UP is an electrifying tale of bodies, hearts and ... more
dreams in motion. Rebellious newcomer Andie (BRIANA EVIGAN) is an outcast street dancer trying to fit in at the elite School of the Arts. Chase (ROBERT HOFFMAN) is the...
Advantages: Outstanding dancing is diplayed, amazing soundtrack, feel good, inspiring Disadvantages: The actors could be a little more talented but as they are dancers there dancing over shadows this
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