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Step Up Revolution

Play trailer Poster for Step Up Revolution PG-13 Released Jul 27, 2012 1h 38m Drama Romance Musical Play Trailer Watchlist
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Newly arrived in Miami, young dancer Emily (Kathryn McCormick) dreams of becoming a professional. She soon meets and falls in love with Sean (Ryan Guzman), the leader of a dance crew called "the Mob." When a rich businessman's plans to develop the dancers' historic neighborhood threatens to displace thousands of people, Emily must join forces with Sean and the Mob to turn their performance art into protest art, even though doing so may place her dreams in jeopardy.
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Step Up Revolution treads familiar territory by surrounding its lively and kinetic dance sequences with a predictably generic story.

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Monica Castillo Dig Boston Despite the fact that there are four choreographers listed on the IMDB credits, even a few of the routines felt flat. Jan 22, 2013 Full Review Empire Magazine Rated: 2/5 Jan 22, 2013 Full Review Kate Erbland Film School Rejects Rated: C+ Jan 22, 2013 Full Review Richard Propes TheIndependentCritic.com What should have been a stylish and fun film is instead an exercise all too similar to those godawful 80's dance flicks. Rated: 1.5/4.0 Sep 24, 2020 Full Review Allen Almachar The MacGuffin Dance is a great and expressive art form, so why can't it be displayed in a great and expressive film? Rated: C- Jul 31, 2020 Full Review Kate Rodger Newshub (NZ) There just wasn't enough of the blockrocking beats and big phat high octane dance numbers to offset the megadownload of cheese. Rated: 2/5 Aug 24, 2019 Full Review Read all reviews

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steve d A poor copy of a forgettable original, now with lamer dances. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review rich c The dance artistry is captivating and entertaining. The whole movie is about various dancing motifs and works. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review trevor g I actually liked this movie a lot. The dance scene in the art museum was incredibly gorgeous and thoughtful. Yes, Ryan Guzman literally has 0 back story about why he lives with his sister, what she does, why he works at the hotel instead of doing anything else. Peter Gallagher, who I first saw in American Beauty wasn't given enough lines to play the dynamic character he was hinted at being and it was a silhouette of a real person like most of the characters in it. Super bad acting, Kathryn McCormick is barely convincing of demonstrating any real emotion - the Winwood Dance Academy owner lady says some really cheesy cringy lines. And the conclusion is very unrealistic or believable. Big developers with millions invested don't just give up on a deal due to sentiment..and why is no one pointing out that being a billboard for Nike is a rather disappointing conclusion for a dance group who started to get momentum finally after aligning with a social cause and meaningful movement? And..yet...I still really liked it. There were some incredible dance moments there, reminding me of old school Stomp films and the fact that Guzman had no prior dance experience yet was able to train to dance this well for the movie? Like...damn...that is pretty impressive. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member I think too many don´t understand what the movie´s main essence, what it´s point is. What matters firstly is the art within the different scenes, within the "flashmobs" ; The synergy between different and new locations, outfits, choreography and the effort put in here. All this makes the film feel fresh, finally something new. The conflict given i find to be not too far-fetched, people might be able to connect with it all over the world, kew-word: Theft and destruction of habitat to economize on. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/29/23 Full Review Audience Member I honestly love it. I watched it as a kid all the time and now I decided to watch it again then it brought back so many memories. It just a good movie I love the plot and the setting around it all. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/26/23 Full Review Audience Member Honestly, I could just copy and paste my review from Step Up 5, since my opinion is the same, especially since both of them star the same actor, rather than the disconnected nature of the last three movies. Basically, the acting's okay and the dance choreography is a lot of fun but the story keeps obstructing the path to greatness. Well, as great as a series of barely connected movies about dancing can get. But the awesome dance sequences prevent me from hating this movie. So, there's that. Also, nice to know that Miami Heat actually was the alternative title in the UK and not just something that my mind made up after seeing it advertised in France as "Sexy Dance 4: Miami Heat". Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/23/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Newly arrived in Miami, young dancer Emily (Kathryn McCormick) dreams of becoming a professional. She soon meets and falls in love with Sean (Ryan Guzman), the leader of a dance crew called "the Mob." When a rich businessman's plans to develop the dancers' historic neighborhood threatens to displace thousands of people, Emily must join forces with Sean and the Mob to turn their performance art into protest art, even though doing so may place her dreams in jeopardy.
Director
Scott Speer
Producer
Adam Shankman, Jennifer Gibgot, Patrick Wachsberger, Erik Feig
Screenwriter
Amanda Brody
Distributor
Summit Entertainment
Production Co
Offspring Entertainment, Summit Entertainment
Rating
PG-13 (Some Suggestive Dancing|Language)
Genre
Drama, Romance, Musical
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jul 27, 2012, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Jul 1, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA)
$35.1M
Runtime
1h 38m
Sound Mix
Datasat, Dolby Digital
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