Rotten
I can't quite recommend it, but... for a certain demographic why not.
Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper
Step Up 2: The Streets
It's not where you're from. It's where you're at.
2008 · 1h 38m · PG-13
Drama, Music, Romance
Directed by
Jon M. Chu
Overview
When rebellious street dancer Andie West lands at the elite Maryland School of the Arts, she finds herself fighting to fit in while also trying to hold onto her old life. When she joins forces with the school's hottest dancer, Chase Collins, to form a crew of fellow outcasts to compete in Baltimore s underground dance battle The Streets.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
28%
Tomatometer
Rotten
Promises to hit all the urban-dance hallmarks with sledgehammer intensity.
Amos Barshad, New York Magazine/Vulture
Rotten
Only any good when people are dancing.
Wesley Morris, Boston Globe
Rotten
For all of its ragin' dance moves and rebellious talk, is high-spirited and harmless. An MC at one dance contest declares, "This ain't 'High School Musical'!" Oh, but it is.
Kyle Smith, New York Post
Rotten
Stumbl[es] gracelessly from point A to point B and hitting all the expected notes in the process.
Nathan Rabin, AV Club
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