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You Got Served (2004)

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Reviews Counted:18

Fresh:4

Rotten:14

Average Rating:4.3/10

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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02/07/04
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Commits a variety of cinematic sins, none fatal individually but collectively enough to pull an audience under.

Full Review Source: Chicago Tribune | comment Comment
02/04/04
Robert K. Elder
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Chicago Tribune
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The movie dances when it should be developing, say, characters or story line.

Full Review Source: Dallas Morning News | comment Comment
02/04/04
Matt Weitz
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Dallas Morning News
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The story is so bored with itself, it collapses -- but the diverse troupe of dance talents at least makes it an eclectic slide.

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02/04/04
Scott Brown
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01/31/04
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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
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Washington Post
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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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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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On the checklist of things a movie should offer, like character development, dialogue with subtext and plausibility, You Got Served is more like You Got Screwed.

Full Review Source: New York Daily News | comment Comment
01/30/04
Jami Bernard
Jami Bernard
New York Daily News
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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 somewhat incongruous mix of high drama and street dancing in which the street dancing is fabulous, and the high drama is low grade at best.

Full Review Source: Detroit News | comment Comment
01/30/04
Tom Long
Tom Long
Detroit News
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A mess of musical cliches, populated by an attractive, acrobatic cast.

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01/30/04
John Monaghan
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Detroit Free Press
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Shoddily written and directed.

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01/30/04
Wesley Morris
Wesley Morris
Boston Globe
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Between the opening salvo and the equally staggering finale is a dull, dour drama that drains the movie of nearly all its exuberance.

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01/30/04
Jason Anderson
Jason Anderson
Globe and Mail
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Every bit as cliched, amateurish and feeble as its predecessors.

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01/29/04
Lou Lumenick
Lou Lumenick
New York Post
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Christopher B. Stokes's film showcases the latest developments in hip-hop street dance, which, much like hip-hop music, appears to be a largely masculine domain.

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01/29/04
Dave Kehr
Dave Kehr
New York Times
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Stokes has attached an anemic plot to a series of dynamic hip-hop dance sequences.

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01/29/04
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