When rebellious street dancer Andie lands at the elite Maryland School of the Arts, she finds herself fighting to fit in while also trying to hold onto her old life. When she joins forces with the schools hottest dancer, Chase, to form a crew of classmate outcasts to compete in Baltimore s underground dance battle The Streets.
Stumbl[es] gracelessly from point A to point B and hitting all the expected notes in the process.
– Nathan Rabin,
AV Club,
14 Feb 2008
rotten:
For all of its ragin' dance moves and rebellious talk, is high-spirited and harmless. An MC at one dance contest declares, "This ain't 'High School Musical'!" Oh, but it is.
– Kyle Smith,
New York Post,
14 Feb 2008
rotten:
Only any good when people are dancing.
– Wesley Morris,
Boston Globe,
14 Feb 2008
rotten:
Promises to hit all the urban-dance hallmarks with sledgehammer intensity.
– Amos Barshad,
New York Magazine/Vulture,
15 Feb 2008
rotten:
I can't quite recommend it, but... for a certain demographic why not.