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Stomp the Yard
Screen Gems
MPAA RATING: PG-13 for a scene of violence, some sexual material and language
Starring
Columbus Short,
Meagan Good,
Ne-Yo,
Darrin Dewitt Henson,
Brian J. White,
Laz Alonso,
Valarie Pettiford,
and
Jermaine Williams
A coming-of-age drama interwoven with elements of romance, class conflict and the rich tradition of African American college fraternities. (Sony)
| GENRE(S): |
Drama
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Musical
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| WRITTEN BY: |
Robert Adetuyi
Gregory Ramon Anderson (earlier screenplay)
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| DIRECTED BY: |
Sylvain White
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| RELEASE DATE: |
DVD: May 15, 2007
Theatrical: January 12, 2007
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| RUNNING TIME: |
109 minutes, Color |
| ORIGIN: |
USA |

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...
67
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Manny Lewis
The ads for Stomp The Yard play like a music video and, thus, they are not misleading; the film consists of a series of phenomenal dance sequences, all highly entertaining and expertly choreographed.

63
Chicago Tribune
Michael Phillips
The results are corny beyond measure. Yet there's something sweet about them, in part because there's something sweet about hearing the line "Congratulations! Why didn't you tell me you pledged?" outside the realm of comedy.

63
Boston Globe
Wesley Morris
For his part, Short, another pop choreographer, sounds like Vin Diesel, but he moves like a bee. When he dances, he makes sure every girl in the theater goes home stung.

63
Miami Herald
Connie Ogle
Stomp the Yard hasn't an original bone in its fierce, sweaty body, but explosive choreography, high-energy moves and a generous helping of hot, frequently shirtless guys offer plenty of entertainment.

60
Washington Post
Stephen Hunter
Short is a professional choreographer, and his dancing seems unstuck in time. How he can break his movements down to such small elements, keep them so precise and in such rigorous rhythm, yet keep the whole thing on track and moving forward with Nureyev's beauty and discipline is something to see.

58
Entertainment Weekly
Lisa Schwarzbaum
The shallow frat-on-frat rivalry and the poor-boy-loves-rich-girl subplot don't mean a thing. But the stepping does got that swing.

58
Baltimore Sun
Chris Kaltenbach
The movie lives and dies on the energy of stepping.

50
New York Daily News
Elizabeth Weitzman
So, yes, the story is bland and predictable and disappointing. But here's the thing about dance movies (or cheerleading movies, or even marching band movies): All that really matters is the action.

50
New York Post
Kyle Smith
As DJ, Columbus Short eases his way through the movie without trying to impress us too much, which is welcome, but he's also a little bland around the edges.

50
San Francisco Chronicle
Mick LaSalle
Stomp the Yard, at nearly two hours, has a decent story, a good subject and a horrible plot.

50
TV Guide
Ken Fox
Far too long for a movie so unabashedly formulaic, Sylvain White's drama about a kid from L.A. who discovers the world of "stepping" at an Atlanta university uses a propulsive soundtrack and flashy dance sequences to draw attention away from wooden acting and a cliched plot.

50
The New York Times
Rachel Saltz
A strange and at times strangely compelling mix of black fraternity recruitment video and inspirational tale about a hip-hop boy in a stepping world.

50
Austin Chronicle
Josh Rosenblatt
Won't ever be accused of breaking new ground; it's too busy entertaining to worry about being original.

50
The Hollywood Reporter
Kirk Honeycutt
As the central character in this musical melodrama about step dancing in black fraternities, Short displays an uncanny dramatic sensibility to go with the eye-catching athleticism of his dance moves.

50
Variety
Justin Chang
The dancing is more dynamic than the plotting in Stomp the Yard, an energetic if formulaic underdog tale about warring black fraternities specializing in an intensely competitive style of step dancing.

50
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
Liam Lacey
The plot is stale though some of the moves are fresh.

42
The Onion (A.V. Club)
Tasha Robinson
Unfortunately, it misses the one cliché that might have been welcome: the predictably plotted flashy dance movie where the actual dance makes it all worthwhile.

40
LA Weekly
Scott Foundas
Newcomer Short has charisma, charm and athleticism to burn, but it's mostly for naught in a movie that spends two tedious hours pulling out every stop in the gold-hearted-kid-from-the-wrong-side-of-the-tracks- meets-gold-hearted-girl-who-values-true-love-above-privilege playbook.

40
Chicago Reader
J.R. Jones
Holding all this together would be enough of a chore even without the hollow black-pride message.

40
Empire
Simon Braund
Decidely average teen drama but with a few decent dance numbers.

38
Premiere
Stephen Saito
Director Sylvain White, whose last film was the equally unnecessary "I'll Always Know What You Did Last Summer," manages to take the joy out of a dance movie by jerking the camera around and speeding up the dance moves so much.

38
USA Today
Claudia Puig
Given its predictable story, the only reason to see Stomp is for the rhythmic step dancing.

30
Wall Street Journal
Joe Morgenstern
Stepping is everything in Stomp the Yard, and, dare I say it, a stepping stone to DJ's redemption. The movie itself is redeemed -- slightly -- by its almost touching devotion to the hoary Hollywood traditions of college movies with battling frats, as well as its earnest endorsement of education.
30
Los Angeles Times
Michael Ordoña
Yes, stepping is an age-old tradition at historically African American schools, but this smells of desperation; one more misstep for a film with two left feet.


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