WHAT’S THE CONCEPT?
The sequel to 2006’s Step Up tells the story of 16-year-old street dancer Andie who is taken in by her mother’s best friend after her mother died. From the very start, which features an amazing opening sequences in recent memory, with rebellious teens terrorizing a subway car with their dance moves, the stage is set for a film that breathes infectious energy.

WHAT’S IT LIKE?
As the film progresses, we see West spending too much time as member of the notorious dance crew 410, exasperating Sarah. But she has a last chance, as her mentor gets an audition for the Maryland School of the Arts. Involved in school, she misses many 410 rehearsals and is kicked out. Soon enough, she assembles a new crew of classmates that includes Chase Collins (Robert Hoffman), the school’s best dancer; they practice clandestinely in the school after school hours, to compete against the 410 in Baltimore’s underground dance battle, The Streets.

WORTH WATCHING?
Mindless, energetic and formulaic it may be, but it still ranks as a great guilty pleasure. Which explains why Disney is moving forward with a third installment tentatively titled Step Up 3-D, a 3-D live-action film from the studio, with Step Up 2 the Streets director Jon Chu in talks to reprise.