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Step Up 2 the Streets (2008)

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Reviews Counted:57

Fresh:15

Rotten:42

Average Rating:4.7/10

Consensus: There's a kinetic appeal to the handsome cast and their smooth moves, but everything else about Step Up 2 the Streets is been there, danced that.

Rated: PG-13 [See Full Rating] for language, some suggestive material and brief violence.

Runtime: 1 hr 38 mins

Genre: Dramas

Theatrical Release:Feb 14, 2008 Wide

Box Office: $58,006,147

Synopsis: Jon Chu directs this feel-good sequel about pursuing what you love and finding yourself along the way. Andie (Briana Evigan, daughter of actor Greg Evigan) is a tough Baltimore teen who grew up... Jon Chu directs this feel-good sequel about pursuing what you love and finding yourself along the way. Andie (Briana Evigan, daughter of actor Greg Evigan) is a tough Baltimore teen who grew up dancing and is now part of the 410, the hottest dance crew in the city and reigning champions of the Streets, an underground dance competition. Unable to control Andie's rebellious ways, her guardian, Sarah (Sonja Sohn), has decided to send her to Texas to live with her aunt. But Andie has one last chance to stay with her crew in her beloved Baltimore: the Maryland School of the Arts (MSA). Unfortunately, maintaining her studies at MSA means less time with the 410. To make matters worse, Andie is having a hard time fitting in at her new high school, where tradition is revered and being outside the box is frowned upon. Luckily, she has a partner in crime in classmate Chase Collins (Robert Hoffman), whose stuffy brother, Blake (Will Kemp), is the school's director and a constant thorn in his younger brother's side. When the 410 boots Andie out, she and Chase find their own crew of overlooked MSA dancers and take it all the way to the Streets. The real star of STEP UP 2: THE STREETS is the amazing dancing and there's plenty of it. From the opening scene in a Baltimore subway to the playground to studio rehearsals to the Streets, these kids give it everything they've got. Channing Tatum briefly reprises his role as Tyler Gage, who knows Andie from the neighborhood. All of the MSA and 410 dancers are exceedingly talented, but Mari Koda's few lines as Jenny Kido are scene-stealers. [More]

Starring: Briana Evigan, Robert Hoffman, Will Kemp, Cassie Ventura

Starring: Briana Evigan, Robert Hoffman, Will Kemp, Cassie Ventura, Adam G. Sevani, Telisha Shaw

Director: Jon M. Chu

Director: Jon M. Chu
Screenwriter: Toni Ann Johnson, Karen Barna
Producer: Patrick Wachsberger, Erik Feig, Adam Shankman, Jennifer Gibgot
Composer: Aaron Zigman
Studio: Buena Vista Pictures

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Dance scenes feel like a diversion, since the story, acting and dialogue are sadly lacking in originality and substance.

Full Review Source: USA Today | comment Comment
02/14/08
Claudia Puig
Claudia Puig
USA Today

Reeks of artificiality and phoney emotion.

Full Review Source: Toronto Star | comment Comment
02/14/08
Susan Walker
Susan Walker
Toronto Star

Completely predictable.

Full Review Source: New York Daily News | comment Comment
02/14/08
Elizabeth Weitzman
Elizabeth Weitzman
New York Daily News

Providing you're not hip-hop- or cliche-averse, see Step Up 2 the Streets with the right expectations and you'll be pleasantly surprised.

Full Review Source: Chicago Tribune | comment Comment
02/14/08
Michael Phillips
Michael Phillips
Chicago Tribune
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The dance has to be good because the rest of the movie is one long cliche.

Full Review Source: Orlando Sentinel | comment Comment
02/14/08
Roger Moore
Roger Moore
Orlando Sentinel

More flare is needed to make us care about these characters who swoop, spin, and glide.

Full Review Source: Spirituality and Practice | comment Comment
02/14/08
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Spirituality and Practice

Somehow Streets is even more loathsome than its predecessor...offers gaudy choreography more reminiscent of a Kenny Ortega masturbation session than awe-inspiring foot magic.

Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | comment Comment
02/13/08
Brian Orndorf
Brian Orndorf
eFilmCritic.com

All the scenes where people aren't dancing tend to be forgettable, but the dance sequences are energetically choreographed and performed.

Full Review Source: EricDSnider.com | comment Comment
02/13/08
Eric D. Snider
Eric D. Snider
EricDSnider.com

Evigan might have an attractive midriff, but she sometimes starts to give a William Shatner-like delivery of lines with odd pauses and exaggerations.

Full Review Source: WaffleMovies.com | comment Comment
02/13/08
Willie Waffle
Willie Waffle
WaffleMovies.com

Why quibble? Anyone who goes to this movie for the plot is insane. It's all about the moves and the bodies putting them on.

Full Review Source: Seattle Post-Intelligencer | comment 2 Comments
02/13/08
Travis Nichols
Travis Nichols
Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Step Up didn't front, but Step Up 2 the Streets is a poseur.

Full Review Source: Slant Magazine | comment Comment
02/13/08
Ed Gonzalez
Ed Gonzalez
Slant Magazine

As strictly formulaic as its predecessor, this installment generally gets the job done, essentially resembling a longform music video interrupted by a perfunctory plot.

Full Review Source: Hollywood Reporter | comment Comment
02/13/08
Frank Scheck
Frank Scheck
Hollywood Reporter

It doesn't skimp on cool pretzel moves.

Full Review Source: Entertainment Weekly | comment Comment
02/13/08
Gregory Kirschling
Gregory Kirschling
Entertainment Weekly

A decided step down even from the mediocre original.

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02/13/08
Frank Swietek
Frank Swietek
One Guy's Opinion

Step Up 2 features nearly as much dancing as it does dialogue, and that's a good thing, considering the after-school special quality of its obligatory emotional scenes.

Full Review Source: Variety | comment Comment
02/13/08
Peter Debruge
Peter Debruge
Variety

Mindless formulaic fluff with enough booty-shaking charm to qualify as a great guilty pleasure.

Full Review Source: Metromix.com | comment Comment
02/13/08
Geoff Berkshire
Geoff Berkshire
Metromix.com

Catnaps are an advisable way to survive some of the slow spots. Or, better yet, wait for this to be available on DVD when the fast forward button will turn Step Up 2 into something shorter and more enjoyable.

Full Review Source: ReelViews | comment Comment
02/13/08
James Berardinelli
James Berardinelli
ReelViews
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A finale has the young people all dancing in the rain. Like almost everything else about the movie, it has been done before. But it's still foot-stomping fun.

Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle | comment Comment
02/13/08
Ruthe Stein
Ruthe Stein
San Francisco Chronicle
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