Step Up Revolution
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Opens 30 August 2012
Genre Drama, Musical, Romance
Duration 99 mins
LanguageEnglish with no subtitles
Director Scott Speer
Cast Ryan Guzman, Kathryn McCormick, Misha Gabriel, Cleopatra Coleman, Stephen “tWitch” Boss, Tommy Dewey and Peter Gallagher
 
The Story
Step Up Revolution, the fourth installment in Summit Entertainment’s sizzling dance and romance franchise, ups the ante with unparalleled 3D action in sultry, sexy Miami where a group of hot young performers takes to the streets to what they do best—DANCE!

Childhood friends Sean (Ryan Guzman) and Eddy (Misha Gabriel) work as waiters at Miami Beach’s ultra-posh Dimont Hotel, owned by ruthless developer Bill Anderson (Peter Gallagher). In their off-duty hours, they lead a renegade crew known only as “The Mob,” a group of cutting-edge dancers, musicians and artists that captures the collective imagination of the city with dazzling, high-tech, hit-and-run flash mobs that appear out of nowhere—and vanish in an instant.

The Mob’s outlaw performances attract the attention of Anderson’s daughter Emily (Kathryn McCormick), a gifted dancer in her own right. Under pressure from her dad to leave her lifelong dream behind and get a “real” job, Emily has reluctantly agreed to go to work for him unless she earns a coveted spot in the prestigious Wynwood Dance Company. But after witnessing a flash mob, she is determined to join in.

After Emily and Sean connect at a dance club, he introduces her to the group, leaving out the fact that she’s the boss’s daughter. Emily’s impressive dance skills win her a place in The Mob, but her presence drives a wedge between Sean and Eddy. When Anderson and his young protégé Tripp (Tommy Dewey) announce plans to raze The Mob’s neighborhood to build a huge commercial development, the group begins planning their most daring flash mob ever to try to save the waterfront, forcing Emily and Sean to choose between family ties and their love for each other.

Step Up Revolution stars Kathryn McCormick, finalist on the hit television dance series “So You Think You Can Dance,” and Ryan Guzman in their feature film debuts. Misha Gabriel (Footloose), Stephen ‘‘tWitch’ Boss (Step Up 3), Tommy Dewey (“Sons of Tucson”), Peter Gallagher (“Covert Affairs”) and real life choreographer Mia Michaels (Rock of Ages) lead a rich supporting cast, with cameo appearances by fan favorites from the Step Up franchise.
 
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By Thompson Wong
27 Aug 2012
In this film, we finally get one of our biggest questions of all time answered: is it physically possible to dance to dubstep? The answer is a resounding yes, and very well! The fourth iteration of the ever popular yet formulaic Step Up franchise is back again with all the glitz and glamour of dance. Make no mistake though, Revolution is hardly a revolution.

Continuing with its tradition of employing impossibly attractive people as its main characters, we see Emily Anderson (Kathryn McCormick from the sixth season of So You Think You Can Dance), the daughter of a rich businessman who comes to Miami in the hopes of joining a professional dance company meeting Sean (Ryan Guzman), the leader of a street dance crew that specializes in elaborate, well-planned flash mobs.

Yes, you read that right - flash mobs. Revolution attempts to keep up with the times, and it does pay off dazzlingly at times. The Mob (the name of the crew) are no amateur slouches, and we are shown a introduction of the subject experts within the crew. There's the DJ, an IT specialist, a mute artist, a sound and effects guy, and many more. It's cliché but you have to ask yourself - when has the Step Up Series ever not been? So then you let your rational mind take a backseat and enjoy the film for what it is: a kinetic potpourri of quick feet, and even quicker moves, with a dash of some inspired Occupy Wall Street political moves seen in the later part of the film.

Dancers will certainly not miss this, but for the rest of the world, it's a heads up. The amazing soundtrack (spanning a variety of genres from glitch-hop, electro and house to acoustic folk) might make up for it but don't keep your hopes high.
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