Step Up 2: The Streets (2008)

Director:

Jon Chu

Writers (WGA):

Toni Ann Johnson (written by) and
Karen Barna (written by) ...

Release Date:

14 February 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Music | Romance

Tagline:

It's not where you're from. It's where you're at.

Plot:

Romantic sparks occur between two dance students from different backgrounds at the Maryland School of the Arts. |

Plot Keywords:

Dance | Student | High School | Death Of Parent | Dance Contest

Awards:

2 wins & 2 nominations

Cast

Briana Evigan	...	Andie
Robert Hoffman	...	Chase Collins
Adam G. Sevani	...	Moose
Cassie Ventura	...	Sophie
Danielle Polanco	...	Missy
Christopher Scott	...	Hair
Mari Koda	...	Jenny Kido
Janelle Cambridge	...	Fly
Luis Rosado	...	Monster
Harry Shum Jr.	...	Cable
LaJon Dantzler	...	Smiles
Telisha Shaw	...	Felicia
Black Thomas	...	Tuck
Kmel Howell	...	K-Mel (as Kejamel 'K-Mel' Howell)
Jeff 'Rapid' Ogle	...	Rapid

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for language, some suggestive material and brief violence.

Runtime:

98 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Russian

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

SDDS | Dolby Digital | DTS

Certification:

Ireland:PG | Malaysia:U | USA:PG-13 (certificate #44125) | Singapore:PG | Netherlands:6 | Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) | South Korea:12 | Philippines:G (MTRCB) | Australia:PG | UK:PG | Germany:6 | Hong Kong:IIA | Finland:K-7 | Sweden:7 | Taiwan:PG-12 | New Zealand:PG | Portugal:M/6

Filming Locations:

Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Company:

Offspring Entertainment

Trivia:

Director Cameo: [Jon Chu]The director in the seen with the stunt double rehearsing, during the crew-recruiting montage.

Goofs:

Continuity: In the rain dance, Smiles is sometimes wearing a gray jacket and sometimes not.

Quotes:

Jenny Kido: Oooo, he got da key!

Movie Connections:

Spoofed in "Robot Chicken: Help Me (#4.1)" (2008)

Soundtrack:

Low

Way better than I expected!

I certainly didn't have high expectations for this movie, but I figured the dancing would be fun. My expectations were exceeded, WAY exceeded. Sure it has a predictable plot and it's nothing more than a right-side-of-the-tracks/wrong-side-of-the-tracks love story (Pretty in Pink, West Side Story, Romeo & Juliet, etc.), but the dancing was really incredible. I'm way older than the target audience and yet I thoroughly enjoyed this movie.

If you're looking for groundbreaking plot, acting, or directing, you won't find it here. But the acting/directing was just fine, and the dancing was stellar. If you're concerned with the acting, I guess that would be like going to an action movie and judging it based on the acting rather than the action.