Step up 2: The Streets

I am enduring a work filled, stress filled, and retarded stretch of days, but such is life and what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger. I made an unexpected trip to the theatre Wednesday night with friends, I wasn’t sure what was showing there but I didn’t mind and wanted to be surprised. I didn’t have a whole lot of flicks to choose from and the only memorable shows on where 10,000BC – a prehistoric love story of same mammoth hunting dude’s fight for his girlfriend and Step up 2: the streets – a dancing focused film and sequel to a film I had seen some years back and liked. So I decided to check out Step up 2: The Streets.

My first impressions of the film were…why is the main character in this film so damn lame?…but eventually she grew on me. The story of this movie is composed of a spoiled, bratty, rebellious white kid who hands with the wrong crowd she hates the world because her mom died when she was young and she is constantly at war with her foster parent. Mix that in with graffiti, light comedy, a love story, elements from the first film and of course lot’s and lots of dancing and you have the basic outline of this film.

It’s not a bad film…but it’s not a good film either, it’s one of those entertaining little flicks thats keeps the movie industry alive until the big (and mostly disappointing) blockbusters drop. Its starts off slow, grows on you with likeabale characters like “Smiles” and a hilarious Japanese character who will have you laughing each time she opens her mouth. The dacing in the final couple scenes are well done and gives this film a fitting end.

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