Step Up 3D | Review
‘Step Up 3D’ is a slightly difficult movie to critique and grade. Should it be judged for its dancing, or should it be judged just like any other movie? On a movie-scale, I would’ve given the film 2.5 stars (aka Kents) out of 4; a 2.5 is average, pretty much. ‘Step Up 3D’ is an average movie. The plot is extremely simple and predictable, and the acting is good enough; not bad. I eventually decided on giving the film a 3 out of 4 stars because the dancing in the film was spectacular!
The choreography and dancing sequences in ‘Step Up 3D’ are a lot better than the ones in the previous ‘Step Up’ films. There are many, many dance sequences in the film, and they’re all amazing and crazy! Whenever these dance sequences come on, the film just gets so energized and hyped up, you can’t help but have fun and enjoy’em! I wanted to get up and dance myself! The dancing really is just dazzling and great to look at.
Plot-wise, the film was just too predictable and simple. Sure, you don’t go to see “dancing” movies for their plot, but it sure can’t help to have a good one. The plot for ‘Step Up 3D’ wasn’t bad, but it was average. I liked that the plot involved multiple people, and not just on the two romantic characters. Luke (Rick Malambri) owns a club and is the leader of his dance crew, the House of Pirates. Natalie (Sharni) is the dancer opposite to Luke, and has a slightly interesting role in the film. Moose (Adam G. Sevani) and Camille (Alyson Stoner) return from the previous ‘Step Up’ films as their same characters. I’m disappointed that we didn’t get to see Alyson Stoner dance much in the film; she can seriously dance, man.
I felt like the main actors in the film were good, and strong, but, again, the plot was too simple. The apparent “romance” between Moose and Camille wasn’t that important or noticeable until a minor character asks the two how long they’ve been dating. That’s when the “Oh, we say we’re just friends, but we secretly like each other a lot” conflict kicks in. I felt like it was just pushed into the film, and didn’t happen naturally. Oh wells.
To sum it up, ‘Step Up 3D’ has the same formulatic plot as the first two films, but with better and more entertaining dances, and also stronger leads (Channing Tatum’s a boring actor). However, I still think the most memorable dance scene is from the very first ‘Step Up’ – the audition-dance-thingy at the end of the film.
PS: I saw this film in 3D. I honestly don’t see the reason why this film, nor any other film, is in 3D. The 3D was barely interesting in this film. I think it’s a gimmick. Bubbles and colored-liquids are squirted at the screen, but how is that entertaining? And the 3D definitely didn’t help the dance sequences. Yeah, the dancing was awesome in this film, but the 3D did affect the experience; it made the dancers seem glitchy-like and computerized. I think the dancing would be better appreciated if it was in 2D. The 3D was too bothersome.