A better summer movie than most out there...

Rating: 8/10 (17 August 2006)

I went to see 'Step Up' expecting the typical storyline of boy meets girl, boy and girl dance, boy and girl end up together. Well, I wasn't disappointed on that part. However the way that this storyline was done, was original. At the recital I honestly thought she was going to let him walk away. (Thank god she called him back at the last second). The friends add depth to the characters, "You are defined by the people you place around you." And Channing's character isn't quite the stereotypical 'bad boy'. He's someone who's stopped caring about everything worth caring about...yet he still finds time to be a pretty awesome older brother to his two foster-siblings. Jenna's character is a bit of a princess but when you've worked your whole life for something, and one single moment is going to define the rest of your life, you'd be pretty tense and snobbish too. If you listened closely you would have heard some pretty funny lines, example: Tyler (about Skinny) "Naw, he's Ellen." Mac (laughs) "Ellen gets more women than him." Skinny "HEY!!" Little things like that help make a movie. Considering all the other summer movies out there (Pirates excluded) this is one you should go see, with and OPEN mind, and don't be surprised if you come out wanting to dance.