Step Up happily joins the long line of movies intoxicated by sexy bodies in motion. When an overachieving dancer (Jenna Dewan, Take the Lead ) at an East Coast art school loses her partner just before a big showcase, her only possible replacement is a young tough (Channing Tatum, She's the Man ) doing community service as a janitor. From there, Step Up slams together a folio of cliches, from prissy-rich-girl-gets-loosened-up-by-poor-boy to … mehrhoodlum-learns-the-error-of-his-ways-through-personal-tragedy to artist-discovers-his-voice. It's set in one of those performing arts schools where the students burst into spontaneous synchronized dance at parties. But Step Up , directed by choreographer Anne Fletcher, has a relaxed kinetic momentum and enough texture to give the nonsense just a hint of realistic grit. More than anything, Step Up shows off hunky Channing Tatum. With his sleepy eyes, broad jaw, and sloping neck, Tatum looks like an Easter Island statue come to life. His acting range may be limited, but Tatum has a definite lazy charisma; even when dancing full tilt, he looks like he just woke up and is still dreaming of the night before. Step Up also features Rachel Griffiths ( Six Feet Under ) as the requisite tough-but-loving-authority-figure. --Bret Fetzer weniger
Doch, tanzen können die. Als Laie konnten mich einige Moves doch ziemlich beeindrucken und die Mucke ist auch nicht von schlechten Eltern. Wummernde Bässe und ein Streichorchester dominieren den Soundtrack. So eine Art Rondo Veneziano des Hip-Hops, das doch ganz anhörlich ist. Mit nur drei längeren Tanzsequenzen ist hier eindeutig zu wenig vorhanden um Freunde der koordinierten Körperbewegung ... weiterlesen