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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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A thinly written, hoarily cliched story that serves mostly as connective tissue between the movie's chief draw, its dazzling dance sequences.

Full Review Source: Washington Post | comment Comment
01/30/04
Ann Hornaday
Ann Hornaday
Washington Post

Unleashes one dazzling routine after another.

Full Review Source: St. Paul Pioneer Press | comment Comment
01/29/04
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul)
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul)
St. Paul Pioneer Press

The performers are elegant, expressive and viscerally exciting when they move.

Full Review Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune | comment Comment
01/29/04
Colin Covert
Colin Covert
Minneapolis Star Tribune

The breathtaking choreography of Dave Scott and Shane Sparks employs every imaginable dance hook with jaw-dropping originality.

Full Review Source: Film Journal International | comment Comment
02/07/04
David Noh
David Noh
Film Journal International

Grandberry and Houston are two of the most enjoyable musicians to appear onscreen since Sting played a bellboy.

Full Review Source: New Times | comment Comment
01/28/04
Gregory Weinkauf
Gregory Weinkauf
New Times

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...

Full Review Source: Hollywood.com | comment Comment
02/02/04
Guylaine Cadorette
Guylaine Cadorette
Hollywood.com

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.'

Full Review Source: Kalamazoo Gazette | comment Comment
01/30/04
James Sanford
James Sanford
Kalamazoo Gazette

'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.'

Full Review Source: Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) | comment Comment
02/02/04
John Beifuss
John Beifuss
Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN)

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.

Full Review Source: Los Angeles Times | comment Comment
01/30/04
Kevin Thomas
Kevin Thomas
Los Angeles Times
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A spirited, guilty pleasure of a dance movie.

Full Review Source: Quad City Times (Davenport, IA) | comment Comment
02/14/04
Linda Cook
Linda Cook
Quad City Times (Davenport, IA)

Choreographers Dave Scott and Shane Sparks deserve all the credit they can get.

Full Review Source: Toronto Star | comment Comment
01/30/04
Susan Walker
Susan Walker
Toronto Star

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Full Review Source: Hollywood.com | comment Comment
01/31/04
Hollywood.com

Where's Shabba-Doo when you need him?

Full Review Source: E! Online | comment Comment
01/29/04
E! Online

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Full Review Source: Empire Magazine | comment Comment
07/03/04
Empire Magazine

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.

Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | comment Comment
01/29/04
Angel Cohn
Angel Cohn
TV Guide's Movie Guide

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Full Review Source: FilmJerk.com | comment Comment
03/16/04
Brian Orndorf
Brian Orndorf
FilmJerk.com

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.

Full Review Source: Jam! Movies | comment Comment
01/30/04
Bruce Kirkland
Bruce Kirkland
Jam! Movies

A street-dance film that's lively and silly and about as 'street' as a Britney Spears video.

Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle | comment Comment
01/30/04
Carla Meyer
Carla Meyer
San Francisco Chronicle
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Served crackles with energy during its dance sequences. Eventually, the hoofing stops and so does the movie.

Full Review Source: Washington Times | comment Comment
02/04/04
Christian Toto
Christian Toto
Washington Times

It's too bad more energy wasn't devoted to fleshing out the one-dimensional characters and crafting a decent script.

Full Review Source: USA Today | comment Comment
01/29/04
Claudia Puig
Claudia Puig
USA Today
 
 
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