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Step Up 2 the Streets
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Mixed or average reviews
Based on 20 critic reviews
How did we calculate this?
Based on 53 votes
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Movie Info
Genre(s): Drama | Musical | Romance
Written by:
Toni Ann Johnson
Karen Barna
Directed by: Jon M. Chu
Release Date:
Theatrical: February 14, 2008
DVD: July 15, 2008
Running Time: 98 minutes, Color
Origin: USA
Summary
RATING: PG-13 for language, some suggestive material and brief violence
Starring Briana Evigan, Robert Hoffman, Will Kemp, Cassie Ventura, Adam G. Sevani, and Telisha Shaw
Step Up 2 the Streets is the follow-up to the smash hit Step Up, which ignited theaters in August 2006. When rebellious street dancer Andie lands at the elite Maryland School of the Arts, she finds herself fighting to fit in while trying to hold onto her old life. When she joins forces with the school's hottest dancer, Chase, to form a crew of classmate outcasts to compete in Baltimore's underground dance battle "The Streets," she ultimately finds a way to live her dream while building a bridge between her two separate worlds. (Touchstone Pictures)
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What The Critics Said
All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
Chicago Tribune Michael Phillips
Human-spirit cliches and all, the movie accomplishes job one: It moves. It also has a choice soundtrack, spiced by the likes of Missy Elliott’s “Shake Your Pom Pom” and Digital Underground’s immortal “Humpty Dance.”
Read Full Review >Seattle Post-Intelligencer Travis Nichols
Isn't nearly as entertaining as it is predictable.
Read Full Review >The Hollywood Reporter Frank Scheck
The wall-to-wall soundtrack naturally features plenty of today's leading hip-hop and R&B artists, including Flo Rida, T-Pain, Missy Elliott and Trey Songz.
Read Full Review >Variety Peter Debruge
Rather than mixing classical and modern styles the way "Step Up" did, this hip-hop-powered sequel is all about new moves, which should keep the kids coming back after the pic's initial Valentine's Day crush.
Read Full Review >LA Weekly Ella Taylor
Directed in humongous close-up by former dancer Jon M. Chu, Step Up 2 the Streets is suavely choreographed by Jamal Sims, Nadine "Hi Hat" Ruffin and Dave Scott.
Read Full Review >Entertainment Weekly Gregory Kirschling
In a sequel that features the original's Channing Tatum only in cameo, a Baltimore teen (Briana Evigan, very winning) enrolls at an arts academy, leaving her street-dancing pals behind. So far, ho hum. But when she decides to form a new crew with her classmates, Step Up 2 the Streets improves considerably -- and it doesn't skimp on cool pretzel moves.
Read Full Review >The Globe and Mail (Toronto) Jason Anderson
So when it comes to rawness, realness or any other signifier of urban authenticity, Step Up 2 The Streets doesn't measure up, especially when compared with a grittier dance flick still in theatres, the Toronto-made "How She Move."
Read Full Review >Baltimore Sun Chris Kaltenbach
Scores some serious points for its dance moves but does a lousy job of remembering there's a lot more to this big old world than moving your feet.
Read Full Review >Boston Globe Wesley Morris
The current, much better Canadian movie "How She Move" has a more realistic grip on the racial politics of hip-hop-dance.
Read Full Review >The Onion (A.V. Club) Nathan Rabin
The central romance is terminally bland, while Evigan's woozy family melodrama seems borrowed from countless superior dance movies.
Read Full Review >USA Today Claudia Puig
Step Up 2 is one long, clichéd exercise in predictability with a couple of vibrant dance sequences and some unintentionally hilarious bad acting.
Read Full Review >New York Daily News Elizabeth Weitzman
Unabashedly earnest, completely predictable and packed with enough high-voltage dance scenes to make any audience applaud.
Read Full Review >San Francisco Chronicle Ruthe Stein
A sequel arrives for Valentine's Day with the unwieldy title Step Up 2 the Streets. If it performs as well, watch for "Step Up 3: the Sprained Ankle."
Read Full Review >ReelViews James Berardinelli
Much of the average viewer's time in the theater will be spent waiting somewhat impatiently for the high-energy climax. Catnaps are an advisable way to survive some of the slow spots.
Read Full Review >The New York Times Matt Zoller Seitz
An earnest sequel to the 2006 cornball musical drama “Step Up,” mixing new characters into the original’s setting.
Read Full Review >TV Guide Maitland McDonagh
The stepping is terrific and the climactic sequence, a knowing nod to the infamous Bollywood "wet sari" number, is a knock out. But the united colors of we-can-overcome cuties, predictable class conflicts and sanitized keeping-it-real bluster bring the story's intensely formulaic nature into the.
Read Full Review >Film Threat Felix Vasques Jr.
The only reason to watch Step Up 2 the Streets, and I mean the only reason, is Briana Evigan.
Read Full Review >Premiere Glenn Kenny
The reason for all this dull-to-offensive story stuff is, of course, the dancing, which has its moments but overall seems so calculated to impress that it loses all other reason for being.
Read Full Review >Washington Post Desson Thomson
Let's wait for a movie where they do get it all right: story, acting and dancing. It'll happen, just not this time.
Read Full Review >Austin Chronicle Josh Rosenblatt
If we don’t stop these public dance-offs here and now, before too long we’re going to have an entire generation of kids seeking salvation as back-up dancers for Justin Timberlake
Read Full Review >What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this movie is 7.7 (out of 10) based on 53 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Ben D. gave it an8:
It is a well thought out film, i like it, it is full of young beautiful girls, dancing, it is the film of the outlaws who fight for their rights.
Shauna R. gave it a10:
I really love this film, their dancing is amazing i would love to be able to dance like that, i also love dancing and this film is just the best.
Tyler S. gave it an8:
This movie is good! not bad not great but good. it is a good follow up to the first which ties it's self in at the start and shows some great dance moves, it's the kind of movie that makes you wanna get up and dance in your living room!
Jay H. gave it a4:
Why they made a sequel to a bad unsuccessful movie escapes me. Ghetto melodramatics, uninspired acting and the dancing isn't even that good. The plot is just a rehash of many previous films.
Sarah M. gave it a2:
The only reason why I gave it any stars is becasue of the level of talent of dancers in this movie. Chu has to challenge a children'ts television personality to a breakdancing "dance off" because he is a LOSER!
Chrissie E. gave it a10:
I think that this film is out standing i really like the film and its much better than the first one i hope that there will also be anoghtther film to.
Casey-Lousie R. gave it a10:
The movie was so awsome and I just felt like getting up and start moving but I was to ashamed to so yeah I'll give that movie a 10 out of 10 of if it was out of 100 it will be 100.
