Released last: July 2012
Why I watched it: “So You Think You Can Dance” alums in the haus, y’all! Well, if you didn’t know, even as I can’t dance myself, I’m a big fan of the dance reality competition.
Just to be transparent, I’ve only watched this one and the third instalment among the Step Up series. In Step Up 3, the dancing was definitely top notch but the storytelling wasn’t. This fourth movie is no different.
Story was hardly innovative or refreshing. It’s pretty much the same old formula for “talent” movies. The lead characters are naturally talented in (insert any kind of talent here: singing, dancing, writing, drawing, etc) but are being persecuted in such a way that they will not be able to continue honing their craft. The story was so thin that I felt like I was watching a B-movie in a B-cable movie channel. Acting is pretty much what you would expect from dancers who are required to act (as opposed to actors who are required to dance).
But when it comes to dancing, boy oh boy! It was a revolution indeed. The mob concept totally lived up to the movie’s revolutionary title. The props, the concept, the costume – all of it was mind-blowing! If you are into dancing, you will want to watch the movie for the dance routines alone.
Critical Reception: 43% on Rotten Tomatoes
I’d rate it around: 58%. The dances were the saving grace. After all, you won’t really watch a Step Up movie for its great story, right? Haha!
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As I did in 2011, I am listing down the movies I watch for 2012, along with my comment about each viewing experience. These movie pseudo-review/commentaries are hardly scientific. There might be days that I might be more tolerant of crappy movies and so I might find myself going easy on the critique. More so, my "critiques" are hardly theoretical because I admit I have not taken any proper film critiquing classes, haha! I most usually lash out "in the moment". I try to be as objective as possible, but know that we all have our own different tastes when it comes to films.
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