Dance movies are always fun to watch, and Step Up 2 The Streets is no exception to that rule! It is high energy, amazing performances and a breathtaking finale. If you enjoy extreme dancing, or for that matter almost any type of dancing, this is a movie for you.
Basically the story is about Andie West a young girl whose mother died of cancer, and she has been raised by her mother’s good friend. Andie’s mom loved dancing, and took her daughter to see street competitions as well as more formal productions.
Andie has been trying to find herself and has become a part of a crew of street dancers called the 410 Gang. Their dancing is amazing, but they end up fighting as well. Andie’s foster mother has had it with this behavior but agrees to give Andie one more chance since she has been accepted at a prestigious high school for the arts in dance.
Her street crew doesn’t understand her new study habits and motivation and kick her off the team. In her new school she discovers other “misfit” students who have a talent for extreme dancing, and she forms a new crew. The film makes a positive statement to the idea that it isn’t where you come from, but it is what you make of what you have that is important.
This film has a very young and fresh aspect in both the production and the performances. First time director Jon M. Chu brings his own youthful enthusiasm to the project, which seems to infect the entire cast and crew.
In the special features there is a featurette on the Making of Step Up 2 from Director Chu’s point of view, and this is as much fun to watch as the film itself. The cast headed by Briana Evigan and Robert Hoffman are incredible in their rehearsals and in their performances.
The special features for the film include deleted scenes with more dancing by Jabbawockeez and West Coast Riders Dance Crews. There are music videos by Flo Rida, Missy Elliott, Cherish, Yung Joc, Plies and Brit & Alex.
It is presented in widescreen with both French and Spanish audio and subtitles available. The running time is 98 minutes, but seems much faster with all the music and dancing. It is rated PG-13 for language primarily, but there is some suggestive material and violence, but these are completely overshadowed by the dancing sequences.
There is nearly every type of dance imaginable in this film! We see very formal ballet, modern jazz, Salsa, hip-hop, break dancing, and beyond. There are steps that look simply impossible, and yet they are real!
Step Up 2 The Streets is now available at Amazon and AmazonUK . Visit the DVD database for more information.
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