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Make It Happen

Play trailer Poster for Make It Happen PG-13,  2008,  1h 30m,  Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 25% 16 Reviews Tomatometer 40% 10,000+ Ratings Popcornmeter
25% Tomatometer 16 Reviews 40% Popcornmeter 10,000+ Ratings
Embarking on a journey to fulfil her dreams as a dancer, a young girl discovers a new style of dance that proves to be the source of both conflict and self-discovery.
Make It Happen

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Critics Consensus

Cheap, predictable, formulaic and unimaginative generic dance film. Comes across as Showgirls for simpleton teens, but with much less flesh on show.

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Jake Wilson The Age (Australia) Sep 5, 2008
2.5/5
It's hard to dislike all these urban musicals aimed at teenage girls, and even harder to tell them apart. Go to Full Review
Derek Malcolm London Evening Standard Aug 8, 2008
2/5
So predictable that you know exactly what's going to happen at any given minute. Go to Full Review
Anthony Quinn Independent (UK) Aug 8, 2008
2/5
Then you wait for the moment one of the regular girls gets injured, the hostess has to find a replacement and... the rest you know. Go to Full Review
Mike Edwards What Culture Apr 8, 2011
2/5
Another dance movie this year? Seriously, where the heck do they keep coming from? Go to Full Review
David Nusair Reel Film Reviews Jan 20, 2009
2/4
...yet another tedious inspirational tale revolving around a would-be dancer's efforts at transcending her wrong-side-of-the-tracks upbringing to become a professional hoofer. Go to Full Review
Andrew L. Urban Urban Cinefile Dec 20, 2008
We know the trajectory, it's a question of how brightly the rocket burns and how interested we are in the astronauts aboard this dance missile from small town Indiana to Chicago Big Time Dance School Go to Full Review
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Cast & Crew

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Darren Grant

Director

Mary Elizabeth Winstead

Lauryn

Riley Smith

Russ

Tessa Thompson

Dana

John Reardon

Joel

Ashley Roberts

Brooke

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Movie Info

Synopsis Embarking on a journey to fulfil her dreams as a dancer, a young girl discovers a new style of dance that proves to be the source of both conflict and self-discovery.
Director
Darren Grant
Producer
Brad Luff
Screenwriter
Duane Adler, Nicole Avril
Production Co
The Mayhem Project
Rating
PG-13 (Sequences of Sensuality)
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 10, 2016
Runtime
1h 30m
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