Rating of
2.5/4
Could Have Been Better
chiggles - wrote on 05/31/08
Andie is a street grown girl, born on the streets and suffered on the streets. After the tragic death of her mother though, the streets become her family. Dancing in the streets is like none other, no rules, no boundaries, only your style and your crew. When Andie finally gets it big though, her only shot is to go to MSA. There, she meets Chase, the most popular guy in the school and talented when it comes to dancing. When Andie is kicked from her crew though, Andie and Chase make their own and bring it to the streets.
Step Up is definitely not in my favorites list, I thought it was boring and a drag to watch. So approaching Step Up 2 was a little hard, since it reminded me of movies like You Got Served and Stomp The Yard. Now that I have watched the whole movie and saw what it had to offered, it makes me happy to see that its good. With a new director on board, we get a higher dose of dancing and a more realism to the characters.
There were 2 main characters to the first movie, so instead of a lot of unnecessary dancing we could have had a hugh character development thing going on. No, the director went face first into dancing and a constant stream of drama moments. With Step Up 2, we get Andie, who could be a real person. The events that unfold in her life are painful and always real, so when she finally proves herself in the end, we get a bigger dose of realism from our characters.
The first movie focused more on a mix of street dancing and ballet and performing arts stuff. Step Up 2 jumps right into the street, where the dance moves are insane and dangerous. The final dance in the end really got me going, as it was pulse pounding and straight up cool to watch.
Bottom Line: Better then the original.
