You Got Served
Screen Gems | Release Date: January 30, 2004 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
37
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 24 Critic Reviews
Positive:
1
Mixed:
15
Negative:
8
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
70
Los Angeles TimesKevin Thomas
The heart of the movie, however, is the dancing, which is as spontaneous as it is spectacular, incorporating considerable gymnastics. Read full review
60
Dallas ObserverGregory Weinkauf
Director Christopher B. Stokes (House Party 4) shapes up the fabulous dance sequences with undeniable energy, and real-life brothers Houston and Grandberry are two of the most enjoyable musicians to appear onscreen since Sting played a bellboy. Read full review
58
Seattle Post-IntelligencerEllen A. Kim
Just pretend the acting scenes are commercial breaks, and you'll be fine. Read full review
58
Entertainment WeeklyScott Brown
The story is so bored with itself, it collapses -- but the diverse troupe of dance talents at least makes it an eclectic slide. Read full review
50
Boston GlobeWesley Morris
Part soap opera and part thriller, and it has the unique characteristic of being both undeveloped and overwritten. Read full review
50
San Francisco ChronicleCarla Meyer
A street-dance film that's lively and silly and about as "street" as a Britney Spears video. Read full review
50
Washington PostAnn Hornaday
A thinly written, hoarily cliched story that serves mostly as connective tissue between the movie's chief draw, its dazzling dance sequences. Read full review
50
PremierePeter Debruge
The beauty of You Got Served is that it delivers the moves from every vantage point. Read full review
40
L.A. WeeklyRobert Abele
Seems stuck in fad mode, a showcase in search of a movie. Read full review
40
The Hollywood ReporterSheri Linden
Assembling this vehicle for his young clients, music producer/manager/video director Christopher B. Stokes has attached an anemic plot to a series of dynamic hip-hop dance sequences. Read full review
40
VarietyDennis Harvey
A serviceable youth pic that's marginally less dumb than November's urban quasi-musical "Honey." Read full review
40
The New York TimesDave Kehr
Will probably keep its core audience of suburban teenagers mildly entertained for the course of its 93 minutes. Urban grumps, however, may be distracted by Mr. Stokes's annoyingly overedited execution of the dance sequences. Read full review
40
TV Guide MagazineAngel Cohn
Ultimately Stokes remains true to his music video roots and relies on the film's flashy voltage dance scenes and frenetic pacing to keep viewers' attention from wandering. Read full review
40
The A.V. ClubNathan Rabin
Offers viewers a trade-off: half an hour of phenomenal dancing in exchange for an hour of atrocious drama. Read full review
40
Chicago ReaderJ.R. Jones
The performers all move a lot better than they talk, which is bad news for the insipid melodrama but good news whenever the characters hit the floor in furious competitions between rival crews. Read full review
40
EmpireOlly Richards
If you pay out money to see this, you got fleeced. Read full review
38
Baltimore SunChris Kaltenbach
The astonishing brio and verve of street dancing deserves better than this. Read full review
38
USA TodayClaudia Puig
It's too bad more energy wasn't devoted to fleshing out the one-dimensional characters and crafting a decent script. The only reason to catch this harmless diversion is for the group dance sessions. Read full review
38
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Jason Anderson
There ain't much to You Got Served, but at least this teensploitation flick is bookended by two frenzied sequences that fully exploit the visual potential of street dancing. Read full review
38
Chicago TribuneRobert K. Elder
When a movie keeps repeating its title, you know it's a stinker. Read full review
30
Austin ChronicleMarc Savlov
Just as clichéd as its predecessor, and lacks the old-school charm of films like "Wild Style" and "Breakin’." Read full review
25
New York Daily NewsJami Bernard
This amateurish drama about street-dance contests and busted friendship is about as real as Lil' Kim's chest. Read full review
25
New York PostLou Lumenick
Cliched, amateurish and feeble. Read full review
25
Philadelphia InquirerDavid Hiltbrand
Rarely do you encounter a movie without a shred of originality. You Got Served is such a cinematic vacuum. Read full review
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