entertaining movie

Rating: 6/10 (19 August 2006)

The movie is clichÃ© and predictable. But most musicals are. That actually is part of their charm. Would you really want a musical that ends like a Shakespeare tragedy? Except for West Side Story that is. This movie has the dance worlds of Hip Hop and ballet colliding. Channing Tyler dancing was great, ever bit as good as Jenna Dewan's. More could have been done with this movie. The characters of Skinny and Camille were very well written, well played, and left me wanting to see more of them. The movie could have focused on more interesting parts of this collision of cultures. However, when looking at a song and dance movie, you must look at the songs and dances. Personally, I do not like Rap, but the music was rhythmically rich with great texture. The dancing and choreography was excellent. I enjoyed it very much. The group dance scene at the club reminded me of the group dance scene at the hop in West Side Story. It is not a classic. For the dancing and music, though, I recommend it.
One more thing. I think Channing Tyler will have a great future.