Directed by:
Anne FletcherCinematography:
Michael SeresinComposer:
Aaron ZigmanCast:
Channing Tatum, Jenna Dewan, Anne Fletcher, Damaine Radcliff, Rachel Griffiths, Drew Sidora, Mario, De'Shawn Washington, Ryan Sands, Josh Henderson (more)VOD (2)
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Incredible dancing and awesome music fuel STEP UP, the exhilarating and inspiring movie starring Channing Tatum (SHE'S THE MAN, COACH CARTER) who sizzles as Tyler Gage, a rough and streetwise hunk with raw talent. When Tyler finds himself doing community service at a school for the performing arts, he also finds Nora, a beautiful and privileged classically trained dancer who’s searching for a temporary replacement for her injured dance partner. Spying Tyler’s smooth moves, Nora decides to take a chance on him. But as they begin training, tension builds, tempers flare and the differences in their backgrounds explode ó igniting this electrifying tale about not giving up on your dreams. (official distributor synopsis)
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Dance films usually have one fundamental problem. The dance elements are excellent, but the story is somewhat mediocre. "Dirty Dancing" could only be one, and even it is not perfect from a screenwriting perspective. Nevertheless, interesting problems are addressed here. "Let's Dance" - by the way, the Czech title is perfection itself, instead of using another English one - is a film that tried to follow in the footsteps of "Dirty Dancing". It wants to address not only joys, but also hardships, some problems so crucial that they are literally questions of life and death. However, at its core, it remains the same. A romantic film set in a dance environment. This is not surprising though. Good writing is not expected from a dance film; what should be decisive are the dance numbers themselves, which can elevate the film to a higher level. The initial idea of the film "Let's Dance" is good. It should be a combination of ballet and street dance. As I said, as an idea, it is quite interesting, but the execution is somewhat lacking. The problem is that the plotline takes away from the dance numbers. The main dance number is then in the finale - of course - but it is also somehow short and ultimately seems unsatisfying. I think that is a shame. If there were more dance here, I believe the film would gain the right momentum. The problem is that there is a lack of sexual tension that dominated in Dirty Dancing. The relationship between the main characters is perhaps too romantic with the classic obstacles, which is simply a cliché. When a film offers little dance, but it is a dance film, somewhere a mistake has probably been made. More: http://www.filmovy-denik.cz/2012/12/sherrybaby-lets-dance-unesena.html
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The main hero has to search for a way from the bottom to the top, the main heroine has to be a rich, determined, and sensitive beauty, the friend has to fail to understand the hero's motivation, and the love rival has to be a cunning villain. The music is monotonous and the story is insanely formulaic with a serious, but completely senseless and unnecessary twist. The whole "street adventure" storyline is also filmed so routinely that at times I almost prayed for this debut director to get a do-over at a special ballet R'n'B crossover. Bad, bad, bad. And the worst part is how many people are still enthralled by such pieces.
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