Step up (in the right direction)

Rating: 6/10 (30 April 2016)

There were musicals and then there are Dance movies. Which I guess could be considered the new musicals. Bollywood seems to be doing OK with them. And while in movies like Step up, there is a reason for dancing (other than walking down the street), the idea seems to always find a crowd of people wanting to watch. Why? Maybe because they either would love to be able to do the stuff they see on screen, maybe because of the love story, maybe because of the songs.
The answer lies within the viewers of said movies. But if you have to kick-start a franchise (other than getting money online for your idea that is), than there could've been worse ways than this. Channing Tatum in his breakout role, dancing yet not stripping on film. The romance and the basic story is simple and predictable, but the two leads (who have ever since been married) really sell it ... guess the chemistry was real there ...