Emily arrives in Miami with aspirations to become a professional dancer. She sparks with Sean, the leader of a dance crew whose neighborhood is threatened by Emily's father's development plans.
Delivers plenty of spectacular fancy footwork in what is otherwise a flat-footed fantasy.
– Jennie Punter,
Globe and Mail,
26 Jul 2012
rotten:
"Step Up: You've Seen All This Before" would be more accurate, but Summit Entertainment's marketing department knows that wouldn't help sell tickets.
– Sean O'Connell,
Washington Post,
26 Jul 2012
rotten:
With the most wooden leads of the series to date - an MMA fighter and a "So You Think You Can Dance" alum - the drama between the dancing has never felt more interminable.
– William Goss,
Film.com,
27 Jul 2012
fresh:
There's too much color and energy and frenzy in this movie to discount it entirely, but it has a disconcerting tendency to undercut its best notions with some singularly awful moves.
– Alonso Duralde,
TheWrap,
27 Jul 2012
fresh:
It's equal parts 'Flashdance,' 'Burlesque' and 'Lambada', all parts ludicrous - but we aren't here for the story any more than we watch Bela Tarr for the salsa numbers.