A thinly written, hoarily cliched story that serves mostly as connective tissue between the movie's chief draw, its dazzling dance sequences.
You Got Served (2004)
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Reviews Counted:66
Fresh:11
Rotten:55
Average Rating:4/10
Consensus: The dance sequences are exhilarating, but everything else about this movie is sloppy and generic.
Rated: PG-13 [See Full Rating] for thematic elements and sexual references
Runtime: 1 hr 45 mins
Genre: Dramas
Theatrical Release:Jan 30, 2004 Wide
Box Office: $40,066,497
Synopsis: Enter the world of street dancers... You find them all across the country -- on street corners, in alleyways, on playgrounds or in dark, sweaty dance halls. Crowds gather to cheer and scream for... Enter the world of street dancers... You find them all across the country -- on street corners, in alleyways, on playgrounds or in dark, sweaty dance halls. Crowds gather to cheer and scream for their favorite crew locked into battle with other formidable crews. With unbelievable raw talent, they demonstrate explosive moves that defy gravity and spin like tops to the rhythmic sounds of urban music. This is where our story begins. Elgin (Marques Houston of IMX) and David (Omari "Omarion" Grandberry of B2K) are the best of friends. Their crew is unstoppable. But when another town's top group challenges them to a battle, David and Elgin -- along with their buddies (Jarell "J-Boog" Houston, DeMario "Raz-B" Thornton and Dreux "Lil' Fizz" Frederic of B2K) must create and perfect the most cutting edge moves in order to remain on top. The stakes are raised as friends double-cross each other and their motives are revealed, they'll have to come together to take on the ultimate street dance battle as a team. With everything at stake and even more to lose, David and Elgin must throw everything they've got onto the floor and believe -- in themselves, in their crew, in their dreams. -- © Columbia Pictures [More]
Starring: Marques Houston, Omari Grandberry, Jennifer Freeman, Jarrell Houston
Starring: Marques Houston, Omari Grandberry, Jennifer Freeman, Jarrell Houston, Dreux Frederic, DeMario Thornton, Christopher Jones, Steve Harvey, Meagan Good, Lil' Kim
Director: Chris Stokes
Director: Chris Stokes
Screenwriter: Chris Stokes
Producer: Cassius Vernon Weathersby, Marcus Morton, Billy Pollina
Composer: Tyler Bates
Studio: Screen Gems
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Reviews for You Got Served
The performers are elegant, expressive and viscerally exciting when they move.
The breathtaking choreography of Dave Scott and Shane Sparks employs every imaginable dance hook with jaw-dropping originality.
Grandberry and Houston are two of the most enjoyable musicians to appear onscreen since Sting played a bellboy.
You Got Served may be a crudely acted, elementary story, but it's almost impossible not to be impressed by the film's dance numbers...
the moves... are far slicker and more athletic than anything the legendary Shabba-Doo and Boogaloo Shrimp ever attempted in 'Breakin'' or 'Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo.'
'You know how I like it, baby -- straight 'hood,' says Lil' Kim (make that Not So Lil' Kim), in the film's most quotable line. 'May the dopest crew win.'
Choreographers Dave Scott and Shane Sparks have deftly given the dancing sequences flow and form while preserving the all-important street spirit of the moves.
Choreographers Dave Scott and Shane Sparks deserve all the credit they can get.
Anyone who's never heard of B2K or hip-hop choreographer Wade Robson, or who generally harbors a strong aversion to films with lots of dancing, little plot and a very loud soundtrack might want to stay far away.
Critically, with the exception of comic actor Steve Harvey (as the 'hood mentor) and Lil' Kim (a mere cameo as herself), the acting is wretched.
A street-dance film that's lively and silly and about as 'street' as a Britney Spears video.
Served crackles with energy during its dance sequences. Eventually, the hoofing stops and so does the movie.
It's too bad more energy wasn't devoted to fleshing out the one-dimensional characters and crafting a decent script.
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