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1. Step Up
2. dance (?) / romance
3. 4.5 out of 5

Plot:
It's about a troubled street dancer (Channing Tatum) Tyler Gage who got caught in an act of crime at a dance school and was charged to do community service at the particular dance school. It's there that he met Nora, a privileged classically trained dancer who is seeking for a temporary replacement for her injured dance partner. After seeing Tyler dance, Nora takes the challenge of making Tyler her replacement. As they start to progress, their chemistry starts to flare up.

Acting:
Tyler's and Nora's characters were very realistic. Their acting was very believeable and it clearly portrayed that there was a person behind the character, and they showed, that what their characters went through, was real.
There were stereotypes such as, Tyler, the male was a hip-hop dancer while the female, Nora was a ballet dancer. The characters were well-developed because they went through an emotional journey.

Special Effects, Cinematography:
There were many wide and bird's eye view shots to show the multiple dancers. When they were dancing there was many medium shots. Also their was many intimate close up shots when they were speaking. Near the ending of the movie when the last performance there was panning across the stage, which stood out for me.

Final commentary :
If you're intrested in a light, romantic yet upbeat movie than i strongly recommend Step Up. This movie particularily speaks out to people who are intrested in dance or trying something new. It also speaks out to teenagers. Some of the films strengths was the big variety of actors, but the movie plot lacked a climax, and many characters weren't as round.

By: Sherry :]