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The film’s main characteristics are its excellent choreography, realism, and occasional unconvincing acting that does not ruin the film.

Even though we were not too fond of the sequel of the dance hit “Step Up” from 2006, in the end, Step Up: Streets is a pleasant surprise. At least to some, because we are far from a consensus: half of the editorial team supports the film whilst the other half does not want to recognize its existence.

The plot

Young Andie (Briana Evigan) is a member of the dance group 410 that constantly trains for the illegal competition Streets. However, because of Andie’s bad behaviour, her stepmother threatens that she will go to Texas to her aunt if things do not improve.

Thanks to an old childhood friend Tyler Gage (Channing Tatum), she goes to an audition at the Maryland school of arts. Because Andie is after all a street dancer, she must constantly practice to stay there. But when her friends from 410 find out where she is and why she is constantly late for their practice, they reject her.

She was talked into making her own dance group by her friends from school Chase (Robert Hoffman) and Moose (Adam G. Sevani). She made the group from talented students, and aimed to win at a competition.

Unconvincing acting, excellent choreography

Even though you can resent the film for its occasional unconvincing acting and heavy dependence on dance choreography, this film is better than its predecessor which was a great success with the public and the critics.

It is more realistic, which can be seen when Andie is rejected by her friends because they no longer consider her a part of her life, her refusal to accept a new way of life, and the wish to win are all clearly shown so the viewer can enjoy the film.

Nothing extraordinary, but charming

However, occasional unconvincing acting is a large negative aspect for a charming film. But this will not be so important if you simply aim your attention at the dance scenes that are interesting and carried out well.

What was also excellently done was the small number of love scenes that were clear enough to show who likes who, but do not bore you with a large number of scenes that would choke the film.

Dance before dance

This is a good film to relax, to listen to the newest musical trends and make you want to return to dance school. We recommend it to all who plan to go to a nightclub after visiting a cinema.