Step Up 2: The Streets
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | Release Date: February 14, 2008 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
50
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 20 Critic Reviews
Positive:
7
Mixed:
10
Negative:
3
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75
Chicago TribuneMichael Phillips
Human-spirit cliches and all, the movie accomplishes job one: It moves. It also has a choice soundtrack, spiced by the likes of Missy Elliott’s “Shake Your Pom Pom” and Digital Underground’s immortal “Humpty Dance.” Read full review
75
Seattle Post-IntelligencerTravis Nichols
Isn't nearly as entertaining as it is predictable. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterFrank Scheck
The wall-to-wall soundtrack naturally features plenty of today's leading hip-hop and R&B artists, including Flo Rida, T-Pain, Missy Elliott and Trey Songz. Read full review
70
VarietyPeter Debruge
Rather than mixing classical and modern styles the way "Step Up" did, this hip-hop-powered sequel is all about new moves, which should keep the kids coming back after the pic's initial Valentine's Day crush. Read full review
70
L.A. WeeklyElla Taylor
Directed in humongous close-up by former dancer Jon M. Chu, Step Up 2 the Streets is suavely choreographed by Jamal Sims, Nadine "Hi Hat" Ruffin and Dave Scott. Read full review
67
Entertainment WeeklyGregory Kirschling
In a sequel that features the original's Channing Tatum only in cameo, a Baltimore teen (Briana Evigan, very winning) enrolls at an arts academy, leaving her street-dancing pals behind. So far, ho hum. But when she decides to form a new crew with her classmates, Step Up 2 the Streets improves considerably -- and it doesn't skimp on cool pretzel moves. Read full review
63
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Jason Anderson
So when it comes to rawness, realness or any other signifier of urban authenticity, Step Up 2 The Streets doesn't measure up, especially when compared with a grittier dance flick still in theatres, the Toronto-made "How She Move." Read full review
58
Baltimore SunChris Kaltenbach
Scores some serious points for its dance moves but does a lousy job of remembering there's a lot more to this big old world than moving your feet. Read full review
50
ReelViewsJames Berardinelli
Much of the average viewer's time in the theater will be spent waiting somewhat impatiently for the high-energy climax. Catnaps are an advisable way to survive some of the slow spots. Read full review
50
San Francisco ChronicleRuthe Stein
A sequel arrives for Valentine's Day with the unwieldy title Step Up 2 the Streets. If it performs as well, watch for "Step Up 3: the Sprained Ankle." Read full review
50
The New York TimesMatt Zoller Seitz
An earnest sequel to the 2006 cornball musical drama “Step Up,” mixing new characters into the original’s setting. Read full review
50
TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonagh
The stepping is terrific and the climactic sequence, a knowing nod to the infamous Bollywood "wet sari" number, is a knock out. But the united colors of we-can-overcome cuties, predictable class conflicts and sanitized keeping-it-real bluster bring the story's intensely formulaic nature into the. Read full review
50
USA TodayClaudia Puig
Step Up 2 is one long, clichéd exercise in predictability with a couple of vibrant dance sequences and some unintentionally hilarious bad acting. Read full review
50
New York Daily NewsElizabeth Weitzman
Unabashedly earnest, completely predictable and packed with enough high-voltage dance scenes to make any audience applaud. Read full review
50
Boston GlobeWesley Morris
The current, much better Canadian movie "How She Move" has a more realistic grip on the racial politics of hip-hop-dance. Read full review
50
The A.V. ClubNathan Rabin
The central romance is terminally bland, while Evigan's woozy family melodrama seems borrowed from countless superior dance movies. Read full review
50
Film ThreatFelix Vasques Jr.
The only reason to watch Step Up 2 the Streets, and I mean the only reason, is Briana Evigan. Read full review
38
PremiereGlenn Kenny
The reason for all this dull-to-offensive story stuff is, of course, the dancing, which has its moments but overall seems so calculated to impress that it loses all other reason for being. Read full review
30
Washington PostDesson Thomson
Let's wait for a movie where they do get it all right: story, acting and dancing. It'll happen, just not this time. Read full review
30
Austin ChronicleJosh Rosenblatt
If we don’t stop these public dance-offs here and now, before too long we’re going to have an entire generation of kids seeking salvation as back-up dancers for Justin Timberlake Read full review
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