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Step Up Revolution
- Review Date: July 25, 2012
- PG-13
- Genre: Romance
- 2012
Common Sense Media says
Dance movie is formulaic but boasts some fun sequences.
Parents say
QUALITY
Kids say
QUALITY
What parents need to know
Parents need to know that, like all of the Step Up films, Step Up Revolution is a fun, fairly harmless trifle (unless you consider fantastic dance sequences featuring skimpily clad dancers dangerous), even though it's not particularly deep or memorable. Tween and teen girls will be drawn to the tale of a good girl who meets an edgy guy and wants to join his dance crew -- you can expect some displays of rebellion, usually in the form of a disruptive flash mob and some graffiti tagging, and plenty of sensual dance moves. There's some social drinking and a bit of swearing ("a--hole," "damn," one "s--t"), too.
What's the story?
Sean (Ryan Guzman) works as a waiter in a high-end Miami hotel -- but his true passion is serving as co-leader of The Mob, an underground dance crew that performs solely at flash mobs that are highly creative ... and usually illegal. In fact, The Mob is feverishly posting flash mob after flash mob online to win $10 million. But then Sean and Emily (Kathryn McCormick), the daughter of Sean's real estate developer boss (Peter Gallagher), meet cute, and they're smitten. Only problem? Emily's dad is planning to do away with Sean's beloved neighborhood to build another money-making mega-complex. Emily joins The Mob, but the rest of Sean's crew don't know her real identity. If they find out, it could be a disaster.
Is it any good?
STEP UP REVOLUTION is far from revolutionary. It's so paint-by-numbers, so bland, that it poses no danger of being a cultural phenomenon. But, boy, is it fun when the dance numbers hit all the right moves, and many of them do. The fedora dance is particularly incendiary.
But dance movies rarely, if ever, become must-sees. (Dirty Dancing is a rare exception.) You hardly remember the main characters, let alone the storyline. Step Up Revolution is no different. The dialogue is cheese ball, the plot threadbare. The stars are only passable actors. That said, they are amazing dancers, especially McCormick. (Enough other alums of the TV series So You Think You Can Dance make appearances here that it feels kind of like a reunion.) And they do make you feel like dancing. In the large scheme of things, that's not such a bad way to measure success.
Explore, discuss, enjoy
Families can talk about Step Up Revolution's messages -- standing up for what you believe in and aiming high with your goals. How does it convey these messages?
Why do you think the crew becomes more brazen with each flash mob? How do you feel about becoming a consumer of videos made specifically to get clicks, regardless of content?
Given the crew's presumably honorable motivations, can their law-breaking be excused?
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Parent
July 27, 2012
AGE
Nice clean movie for a change, no sex, no drugs and AMAZING dancing.
I thought it was one of the cleaner movies I have seen in a long time. The main characters fall in love but only kiss. Although their duet dance number is very sensual it does not lead to them do anything but a kiss. The story line has definitely been done, good vs. evil, good wins. I thought it was a nice entertaining movie. The dancing was amazing.
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Kid, 9 years old
July 28, 2012
AGE
good movie
5 out of 5 stars but 9 out of 10 stars
I DO NOT RECCOMEND AGES 8 OUR UNDER
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Kid, 12 years old
July 30, 2012
AGE
Step Up Revolution
Great Dance sequences + somewhat entertaining plot = best Step Up yet. There were some very good flash mobs. There was one violent flash mob, and sensuality was frequent. Mild language and social drinking happened often. But other than that, this movie was pretty clean.
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Kid, 11 years old
July 30, 2012
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Movie of the year
Its a good movie saying that you should stand up for what you believe in, but there is a boundry.
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Kid, 9 years old
July 28, 2012
AGE
Step Up Epic
It was epic.
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Adult
July 29, 2012
AGE
took my son who loves to dance
I took my nine year old son to see this movie because he loves to dance (and all of the dancing movies are pg-13). At the very beginning, I was worried that I made a mistake. In the first scene, the main characters meet when they "dirty dance" together. It seemed like fairly unnecessary sluttiness, for an otherwise relatively clean movie. And in the first flash mob, there is some Beyonce-type dancing that is a bit inappropriate. But after those two, it really calmed down. We both enjoyed the movie. Some great flash mobs/dancing scenes. And some fun.
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Teen, 15 years old
August 15, 2012
AGE
Not innapropiate but bad
Girls might like it better
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Adult
August 7, 2012
AGE
12 and up.
this next step up movie step up Revolution is a great romance movie filled with dancing and some love romance perfect for your young teens to watch and parents the only thing you need to worry about in this movie is some mild language and some social drinking used the message is about defending what you believe in and aim high to reach your goals. That said, the flash mob squad at the heart of the film does take pride in breaking laws to get the attention they want on YouTube and the role models are that the two leads are both passionate, kind, and driven qualities that are admirable in anyone.
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Parent
August 15, 2012
AGE
Consumerism is an issue
Too much consumerism
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Teen, 17 years old
August 15, 2012
AGE
Refund
I want a refund
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| Topics: | arts and dance |
| Studio: | Summit Entertainment |
| Director: | Scott Speer |
| Cast: | Kathryn McCormick, Ryan Guzman, Stephen Boss |
| Genre: | Romance |
| Run time: | 120 minutes |
| Theatrical release date: | July 27, 2012 |
| DVD release date: | November 27, 2012 |
| MPAA rating: | PG-13 |
| MPAA explanation: | some suggestive dancing and language |
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