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(1 - 18) of 18 OFCS Rating: 17% Rotten Page   1   "While the terrific closing number is something to cheer about, I wanted more dancing and less melodrama from 'Step Up.'"   ReelTalk Movie Reviews   Betty Jo Tucker D "Unless you're a pushover pre-teen with a hankering for lousy acting and 'this is your generation!' screenwriting that would take the label 'hackneyed' as a compliment, I would suggest tangoing over to another movie worth your time."   FilmJerk.com   Brian Orndorf C- "The dubious concept of blending ballet with hip-hop dancing is explored only as far as line dance choreography will allow in this cliché-riddled romance that coasts on the strength of its charismatic leads..."   ColeSmithey.com   Cole Smithey 1.5/4 "...this is lowest-common-denominator stuff."   Reel Film Reviews   David Nusair 2.5/4 "Step Up doesn't front: it has better dance moves--and a more valuable, clear-cut sensibility--than any video nominated for a VMA this year."   Slant Magazine   Ed Gonzalez C- "The dancing is energetic and skillful, and the predictable, hackneyed plot is benign."   EricDSnider.com   Eric D. Snider 1/4 "Would probably be booted off 'So You Think You Can Dance' and booed off of 'America's Got Talent.'"   eFilmCritic.com   Erik Childress C- "Depressingly predicable to the point of seeming uneventful -- if every scene and emotional beat is visible an act in advance, why bother with a storyline?"   Film Blather   Eugene Novikov 1.5/5 "The willingness of said screenwriters to churn these clichés shamelessly makes Step Up an utterly arduous task to sit through."   Film Threat   Felix Vasquez Jr. B- "Though formulaic and rather silly, obstinately hard to dislike, mostly thanks to its boundless energy and its agreeable cast."   One Guy's Opinion   Frank Swietek 1/5 "Predictable dance melodrama with little to recommend it."   Spirituality and Practice   Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat 2/4 "The TV spots claim that it "captures the voice of a generation," and if that's the case, then the voice of the youth hasn't changed at all in the five years Save the Last Dance lit up the box office."   Mr. Brown's Movies   Michael Dequina 2.5/4 "Realistically speaking, this is a nice, inoffensive little movie that won't knock the socks off those of us who know the time-tested formula but will enthrall younger viewers who are unfamiliar with it."   Aisle Seat   Mike McGranaghan B "a hip-hop version of High School Musical, some juvenile delinquency and a drive-by shooting added in to provide some street cred, but still a Disney-fied world where kisses are important and happy endings are guaranteed. "   Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies   Nell Minow 2/5 "Mesmo que falhe como historinha de amor, o longa consegue levar o espectador a sair da sala com a sensação de que ao menos em seu aspecto musical o projeto não decepcionou."   Cinema em Cena   Pablo Villaca 1.5/5 "This unimaginative, by-the-numbers teen drama never says anything new as it blends dance styles and cultures in innercity Baltimore."   Shadows on the Wall   Rich Cline 2.5/5 "When Step Up reaches beyond the dance floor... the movie fatally stumbles and never regains its footing."   Filmcritic.com   Sean O'Connell 5/10 "Formulaic story, filled with flashy, toe-tapping interludes..."   Modamag.com   Susan Granger  (1 - 18) of 18 OFCS Rating: 17% Rotten Page   1