Newcomer Briana Evigan makes her feature film debut starring in 2008’s Step Up 2: The Streets. The 21 year old does an impressive job not only by showing her acting chops, but also her remarkable dance moves.
The film is about Andie, a young girl who inherited her mother’s passion for dance, but wasn’t able to develop it in time for her mom to see her live out her dreams before her untimely death.
She’s grown up on the “wrong side of the tracks” and now has big life choices to make. She must prove herself to her aunt/guardian by successfully attending school while simultaneously proving herself to “The Streets” (an underground dance team) by keeping up with their hot and fresh dance routines.
The story develops a lot from this point, and has much more of a plot than most would expect from a dance-based movie. Andie is faced with many challenges: physical, emotional, and moral; but is able to overcome them all successfully in the end.
I personally enjoy dancing movies a lot, as they have a high amount of entertainment value. However, this movie has really raised the bar on content within dancing movies. Instead of only being focused on the dance scenes, it has a deep plot with unexpected twists.
If you enjoy this movie, some other dance-based films I would suggest would be the original Step Up, Save the Last Dance, Center Stage, and my personal favorite: Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights.
To purchase the high energy soundtrack that fuels the fast paced dances, click here 
For fun facts about this film, click here
No comments:
Post a Comment