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Step Up [2006] | ![Step Up [2006]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51iwglJd7UL._SL160_.jpg)
 enlarge | Director: Anne Fletcher
Actors: Channing Tatum, Jenna Dewan, Rachel Griffiths, Heavy D, Alyson Stoner
Studio: Universal Pictures UK
Category: DVD
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Rating:  27 reviews
Format: Anamorphic, Dubbed, Pal
Languages: French (Subtitled), English (Original Language), French (Dubbed)
Rating: Parental Guidance
Region: 2
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 99 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
EAN: 5050582474770
ASIN: B000KJT7SM
Theatrical Release Date: 2006
Release Date: February 26, 2007
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Amazon.co.uk Review
In the tradition of any number of stories where a boy from the wrong side of the tracks falls for a posh girl, Step Up follows rebellious Tyler as he's forced to work with ballet dancer Nora to create a performance that could change both of their lives forever. Naturally, as young people thrown into these sorts of situations are wont to do, they fall madly and passionately in love, overcoming all their differences.Aimed squarely at the teenage girl market, it's not a particularly new or interesting idea, and plays out in a fairly pedestrian way. But Step Up is calculated to appeal to a certain demographic--as evidenced by the soundtrack, which features the likes of Mario, Ciara, Kelis, Chris Brown, and Sean Paul--and in that respect, it succeeds masterfully. The fact that the film's promoters chose to set up a MySpace profile instead of an official website, and that that MySpace profile has thousands of friends all posting adoring comments by teens who've watched the movie dozens of times, confirms this. Though Step Up may not be a great work of art, as a modern updating of a classic story, with hot young things in the lead roles and plenty of exciting dancing scenes, it thoroughly achieves what it set out to do. --Sarah Dobbs
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 "Haven't you ever wanted to follow your dream?" December 17, 2006
M. J Leonard (Silver Lake, Los Angeles, CA United States)
28 out of 41 found this review helpful
The opening scenes of the dance movie Step Up provide a tantalizing glimpse of perhaps what is to come, as the lead character Tyler (Channing Tatum) walks the halls after he is assigned a janitorial job as court-ordered community service for a burglarizing a performing arts school in Baltimore. Tyler sees rooms full of student classical dancers beautifully plying their craft.
Unfortunately for Tyler - and for us - it's one of the few glimpses we get into the real world of dance in this predictable, insipid and rather banal film. Step Up has an attractive and likable cast and some flashy scenes but overall the dance numbers are overwhelmed by a trite and predictable script that trudges through familiar themes of salvation and approval while taking itself far too seriously when it should be celebrating the magic of dance and including more of it.
In a story that where you seem to be able to telegraph each scene a kilometer away, the streetwise hip hop dancer Tyler approaches his new found role as janitor with a mixture of regret and annoyance that he has to do it in the first place. He mouths off to the school's glamorous director (Rachel Griffiths) while also making eyes at young ballet prodigy Nora (Jenna Dewan).
Nora is preparing her big dance number for her senior showcase when her partner injures his ankle. Who could possibly fill in at the 11th hour? No surprises here, Tyler is the only man strong and butch enough to lift her, and in the process of rehearsing with her, he begins to see a life full of opportunity and hopefully a career path that might one day lead him out of the urban ghetto.
The movie is packed with conventional plot turns and equally bland characters. Australian actress Rachel Griffiths is always a sight to behold, but here she seems a bit confused as though she's not quite sure how she ended up in a film like this. Most of the other characters are stock stereotypes - the disapproving mother (Deirdre Lovejoy) who achieves an epiphany to the jerk boyfriend (Josh Henderson) who has to be dumped to make way for true love.
Tatum and Dewan are young, attractive and totally hot and they do manage to breathe some life into what could be a totally wasted experience. They are both passable dancers and when the action is focused on them dancing, the film is entertaining, but when it concentrates too much on a subplot that explores a gang grudge that leads to the death of someone close to Tyler, the movie fatally stumbles and never regains its footing.
In the end, Step Up never really rises to the occasion. The movie wants to be hip and trendy, intent to combine a gritty mixture of urban hip-hop grunge with Broadway style dance. In an effort to be wholesome and morally on track, the story presents the usual messages about perseverance and one's following dreams, but even these feels out of place and beside the point.
Of course, the standard dance montages meander toward an obligatory heavy-handed finale and the whole affair ends up being a sophomore effort to try and recreate the magic of the 1970's film Fame that unfortunately falls terribly flat. Mike Leonard December 06.
 *****I Love This Film***** November 29, 2006
Ms. A. L. Buxton (Ipswich, suffolk, England)
19 out of 28 found this review helpful
'Step up' is a really enjoyable film you can watch again and again. It's a story about love, loss, unusal friendships and fighting for what you want.
The music & the dance sceans, are graet. so if you like the film, check out the soundtrack.
I highly recommend this film, buy it, you won't be dissapointed.
WOW!!!! What a film!!! January 11, 2007
L. M. Hall (UK)
10 out of 13 found this review helpful
I have been to see this film at the cinema TWICE!! you don't want this film to end, you could watch it over and over again. The dancing is amazing and will have you looking for that dance class.
Girls and boys if you want some eye candy then this is definately the film, so looking forward to it being released on DVD and have already pre-ordered it. Happy viewing...
5 stars for the DANCING! March 20, 2007
Mr. S. Green (United Kingdom)
10 out of 13 found this review helpful
Ok, so the story isn't too good, just like the other movies which are similar i guess (guy and girl or someone dieing) But you don't go to see a dancing movie to see how good the story is, or how well they act! Well i dont anyway...
The dancing is great, it is an amazing collaboration between more classical dance and modern hip hop/street dance. The end dance is inspiring by showing how well the two totally different styles can work and complement each other!
If you're into dance it's a *MUST SEE FILM*, if you just want to critise how the film is set, made or acted, don't bother.
Hope this review helped =)
Step Up is what it simply needs. June 25, 2007
Jenny J.J.I. (That Lives in Northern Nevada)
8 out of 12 found this review helpful
I thought this film was decent. I will agree with some of the complaints I've seen about the acting in the movie. The script is filled with every cliche under the sun, and just when you thought that something unpredictable might happen, it doesn't. Right from the beginning, when a character's younger brother is introduced, I said to myself, "Please don't make him be the lesson learned". Let's just say that every teen romance and ghetto flick plot line is rehashed to the exact detail, without a whiff of originality.
Channing Tatum performance was okay and not bad for someone who had worked for the Public Defender's Office specifically in juvenile court and plays his role as Tyler knowingly. In this movie he seems so insecure with himself until he hits the dance floor. At that moment he becomes the most confident person in the room because he has some serious skills. Nora (Jenna Darwin) just seems like your typical ballerina princess until she finally opens up about her life. The story is interesting enough to keep you in your seat until another dance scene. But, although the acting wasn't top notch I will say that the movie had an incredible moral lesson/theme if you will--about different 'worlds' coming together and how the view issues in life so differently. It also spends a lot of time on understanding differences in daily life and issues between both 'worlds.' In addition to this it teaches us about choices and accountability for our action.
I also did enjoy the booming soundtrack. This may be the first film that would work better as a 90 minute music video, and save us from either uninspired dialogue, or mis-delivered dialogue. Sadly, even the dancing doesn't compare to previous dance films like "Center Stage", "You Got Served", and probably "Honey" but that is even stretching it. At any rate, it's one of those movies that you have to see for yourself and step into.
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