‘Step Up All In’ just doesn’t feel like there’s any passion or motivation. The first ‘Step Up’ stands out because it shows a more classic side of dance and the rest of the movies show more of a hip-hop / popular style with a lot of facing off and acting tough without any real reason.
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This shouldn’t be much of a surprise if notice that almost all the sequel ranking listicles place the first movie on the top spot. I was a tad disappointed at not seeing Alyson Stoner dance much though. But I guess they do bring along the supporting dancers and tweak their stories a bit. Here is the list of all ‘Step Up’ movies ranked in order from worst to best.Īs I told before, ‘Step Up’ movies don’t follow the same characters. In this article, I evaluate all the movies to come out of the franchise. Despite all these factors working against the franchise, it manages to stay true to its audience and provide them with the thing they need, dance. Of course, Ryan Guzman’s portrayal of Sean is an exception. Instead, dance is the only connection between any two ‘Step Up’ films, which could easily work against them. These characters form a bridge between the movie and its sequels, along with being the emotional coefficient that the fans and audience connect to. Luckily for the ‘Step Up’ movies, this hasn’t been much of a problem.įinally, most of the franchises have one main protagonist or a core group of main characters. So if those few essential fields fail to reach the target even by a few inches, the entire movie falls flat.
All the other departments, which are supposed to make or break a normal movie, such as the writing, direction, and acting take a back seat. There are plenty of treats for "So You Think You Can Dance" fans, including more lines for Twitch ("Step Up 3D"), a captivating restaurant dance scene starring McCormick by contestant-turned-choreographer Travis Wall and an entertaining cameo appearance by Mia Michaels, who channels an exaggerated version of her "SYTYCD" judge persona as the pretentious artistic director of the dance company for which Emily auditions.Secondly, the entire franchise depends on the dance choreography and the cinematography. Editing and art direction are close runner-ups to those two departments.
Some of the dancing, unfortunately, does have the occasional jerkiness that predecessor "Step Up 3D" also suffered as a side effect of 3D. The dance scenes, which range from an impressive opening number with The Mob dancing atop cars on Ocean Drive to a massive finale number with non-stop-action, are undoubtedly more elaborate than the previous "Step Up" films, both in production value and the variety of dance styles represented. Both are newcomers to film acting, but because McCormick is a stunning dancer by trade and Guzman learned to dance for the movie, the film is at least without the distraction of dance doubles. McCormick acts about as well as Guzman dances-it's serviceable but sometimes clunky. Why is a group that looks to have a bottomless budget for elaborate flash-mob costumes and props so hard up for prize money? Some are unrealistic but still entertaining (Sean and his pals plan flash mobs with an "Ocean's Eleven"-like caliber of preparation), and others are just eyeroll-worthy. Some aspects seem realistic enough (The Mob's YouTube rival is a viral video about a cat who loves dubstep). Then, they find out that the Miami neighborhood that Sean and other Mob members grew up in is going to be razed to make way for a new luxury hotel development courtesy of Emily's big-shot dad-and it's Emily who suggests they stage a flash mob as a protest instead of spectacle.
At first, their goal is to score enough views on YouTube videos of their flash mobs to win a $100,000 contest.
In an attempt to loosen up her style for a crucial dance audition, Emily joins Sean (Guzman) and his crew, The Mob, to stage elaborate flash mobs all over Miami. This time around, the framework for elaborate dance sequences isn't a school recital, a street dance battle or a hip-hop dance competition.
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