Justin Brown Medium Popcorn Jun 26, 2026 2/5

This is one of those movies that you can just watch and enjoy without having to think too much.

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Brandon Collins Medium Popcorn Jun 26, 2026 2/5

It's so bad, it's kinda good. The dance scenes were solid but the overall story was very mid.

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Jana Monji Age of the Geek Aug 13, 2021 4/5

Step Up 3D is a great showcase for some of today's best dance talents and one of the best examples of 3D technology adding to a film's impact.

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Richard Propes TheIndependentCritic.com Sep 24, 2020 2.0/4.0

There's a definite fan base for this type of film, but it won't be those who demand a strong plot.

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Leigh Paatsch Herald Sun (Australia) Jul 16, 2020 3/5

What Step Up lacks in the originality stakes is more than covered by the come-hither chemistry of its majorly attractive leads, Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan.

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Marcianne Miller Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) Aug 26, 2018 4/5

There's gotta be something right about a movie when half the audience dances up the theater aisles when it's over.

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Dustin Putman TheFilmFile.com Jul 24, 2012 2/4

Even if the picture breaks no new ground, the verve of the actors and their fancy footwork is half the battle.

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Jane Boursaw Common Sense Media Jan 1, 2011 3/5

Clichd dance movie with some fun moves.

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James Plath Movie Metropolis Dec 17, 2010 6/10

The dance numbers are high octane, and the characters are likable enough to make us want to hang with them through a plot we've seen so many times before it's like movie muscle memory takes over.

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Jim Lane Sacramento News & Review Aug 7, 2008 2/5

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Mary Ann Brussat Spirituality & Practice Feb 14, 2008 1/5

Predictable dance melodrama with little to recommend it.

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Christopher Smith Bangor Daily News (Maine) Sep 14, 2007 C+

For the movie--and audiences--the good news is that both Tatum and Dewan are just enough to best the bum script. They are likeable and their dance talent is undeniable.

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Michael Dequina TheMovieReport.com Aug 25, 2007 2/4

The TV spots claim that it "captures the voice of a generation," and if that's the case, then the voice of the youth hasn't changed at all in the five years Save the Last Dance lit up the box office.

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Jette Kernion Cinematical Apr 8, 2007 2/5

Tatum and Dewan have none of the chemistry of Astaire and Rogers, but with help from a good supporting cast and talented choreography, the movie rises slightly above the usual cookie-cutter dance-movie fare.

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David Noh Film Journal International Mar 1, 2007

Fletcher shows no real talent for the dramatic scenes.

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David Nusair Reel Film Reviews Feb 1, 2007 1.5/4

...this is lowest-common-denominator stuff.

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Kam Williams BlackFilm.com Jan 14, 2007 3.5/4

Hood hooks-up with dancing debutante for across the tracks romance.

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Pablo Villaça Cinema em Cena Dec 8, 2006 2/5

Mesmo que falhe como historinha de amor, o longa consegue levar o espectador a sair da sala com a sensao de que ao menos em seu aspecto musical o projeto no decepcionou.

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Anna Smith Empire Magazine Nov 30, 2006 2/5

It's the usual case of great dancing, bad acting and even worse dialogue in this very guilty pleasure for fans of the genre.

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Philip French Guardian Oct 28, 2006

This is a cliche-ridden movie by people to whom formula is clearly mother's milk.

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