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Emily arrives in Miami with aspiratins of becoming a professional dancer and soon falls in love with Sean, a young man who leads a dance crew in elaborate flash mobs, call "The Mob." When a wealthy business man threatens to develop The Mob's historic neighborhood and displace thousands of people, Emily must band together with Sean and The Mob to turn their performance art into protest art, and risk losing their dreams to fight for a greater cause.
Drama Musical Romantic - Like the previous three films, this is a dance-driven film aimed
primarily at teen and young adult moviegoers. Story is not the draw
but elaborate dance numbers, which like the third film are enhanced
by the 3D. There is some suggestive dancing and mild language but on
the whole is safe viewing for older kids.
PROFANITY: The S-word is spoken once. There are 11 other profanities spoken. SEX/NUDITY: Some brief, clothed sexy dancing between young men and women. VIOLENCE: A man punches and tackles another; men grab each other. DRUGS/ALCOHOL: Frequent alcohol drinking at bars and clubs; some cigar smoking. ACTION: None COMEDY: Comic banter and wisecracks, nothing off-color; some cute kid humor.
Roger EbertFull Review Average They're good dancers, and well-choreographed. You can see the movie for that and be charitable about the moronic plot.
USA TodayFull Review Below Average Say this for the Step Up franchise: It doesn't practice false advertising.
Washington PostFull Review Average So long as 'Step Up' keeps dancing, it's possible to forgive its flaws.
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OPINION OVERVIEW The following is the original "What's Worth
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Moviegoer Opinions:
Based on a theater exit polling of 52 moviegoers:
TEENS:All the females LOVED "STEP UP REVOLUTION." Three of the four males also enjoyed it very much. Only one rated it average.
TWENTYSOMETHINGS:Half the females loved it, one rated it above average and one rated it average. A couple were disappointed. One male loved it, one rated it above average and the remaining two only rated it average.
ADULTS:Great reviews from the ladies. Six of the nine loved it with the other three rating it above average. Three of the four males enjoyed it very much.
Childhood friends Sean (Ryan Guzman) and Eddy (Misha Gabriel) work as waiters
at
Miami Beach's ultra-posh Dimont Hotel, owned by ruthless developer Bill Anderson
(Peter
Gallagher). In their off-duty hours, they lead a renegade crew known only as
"The Mob," a group
of cutting-edge dancers, musicians and artists that captures the collective
imagination of the city
with dazzling, high-tech, hit-and-run flash mobs that appear out of nowhere—and
vanish in an
instant.
The Mob's outlaw performances attract the attention of Anderson's daughter
Emily
(Kathryn McCormick), a gifted dancer in her own right. Under pressure from her
dad to leave
her lifelong dream behind and get a "real" job, Emily has reluctantly agreed to
go to work for
him unless she earns a coveted spot in the prestigious Wynwood Dance Company.
But after
witnessing a flash mob, she is determined to join in.
After Emily and Sean connect at a dance club, he introduces her to the group,
leaving
out the fact that she's the boss's daughter. Emily's impressive dance skills win
her a place in The
Mob, but her presence drives a wedge between Sean and Eddy. When Anderson and
his young
protégé Tripp (Tommy Dewey) announce plans to raze The Mob's neighborhood to
build a huge
commercial development, the group begins planning their most daring flash mob
ever to try to
save the waterfront, forcing Emily and Sean to choose between family ties and
their love for
each other.
