Work It
Netflix | Release Date (Streaming): August 7, 2020 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Mixed or average reviews based on 9 Critic Reviews
Positive:
4
Mixed:
5
Negative:
0
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
75
Chicago Sun-TimesRichard RoeperAug 6, 2020
There’s little in the way of originality in Work It, but there’s a fresh, upbeat, infectious vibe to the silliness, thanks in large part to the talented and likable cast of young actors. Read full review
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Vanity FairRichard LawsonAug 7, 2020
Only 92 minutes long, Work It could use more space to move around in: to let these performers really strut their stuff, and to allow the movie to develop a bit more idiosyncratic texture. As is, Work It is an agreeable enough pastiche, clearly aware of its influences and not trying to pretend that it’s come up with these steps all on its own. Read full review
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Movie NationRoger MooreAug 7, 2020
“Ugly Dolls” screenwriter Alison Peck finds her niche with this picture, throwing just enough plot wrinkles and smart-ass banter into the mix to make the formula — if not exactly fresh — at least fresh-adjacent. Read full review
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RogerEbert.comMonica CastilloAug 7, 2020
This movie promises dancing, and it delivers. Read full review
60
The GuardianBenjamin LeeAug 7, 2020
Work It is a fun, mostly entertaining and easily digestible concoction that does everything you expect but well enough for its lack of ingenuity not to matter. Read full review
60
The New York TimesNatalia WinkelmanAug 7, 2020
Work It is no “Step Up,” but its best sequences involve Jake and Quinn, who share a chemistry in motion that, for a beat or two, conjures the genre’s magic. Read full review
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IndieWireKate ErblandAug 6, 2020
The expectations of the genre provide a framework for Work It that both delights (so many dancing montages! all of them fun!) and confounds (a chemistry-less romance). When it dares to break those boxes, however, things get miles more interesting. Read full review
50
VarietyLisa KennedyAug 7, 2020
Few of the lessons and triumphs of Work It will surprise, and some of the missed opportunities disappoint. Read full review
40
Screen RantMolly FreemanAug 6, 2020
Netflix's Work It is bogged down by its trite and wholly unoriginal underdog story, but its charismatic young leads help the movie limp to the end. Read full review
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