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I had to use some self control when rating this movie. I was so tempted to give it 4 GOOMBAS . . . but I know better. This movie is a 3. I am such a sucker for dance movies with pretty people in them that sometimes I wonder how I can ever proudly claim to be a film buff.

Step Up is about an inner city boy who vandalizes an art school, is caught, and is sentence to 200 hours of community service for that school. During his community service, he meets Nora, played by dancer/actress Jena Dewan who just happens to need and emergency replacement dance partner. Tyler, Channing Tatum, just happens to be an excellent dancer. What a surprise!
Of course they fall in love, then they fight, he quits, then someone dies which makes Tyler realize he needs to change his life. You know, the usual stuff. But just because it’s predictable shouldn't make any movie a bad movie. All movies need a recipe to go by.

There are obviously better romance movies than Step Up. And there are probably better dance movies than Step Up, though I can't think of one at the top of my head. Most dance movies are pretty bad, and even the classic dance movies are only classic because people love to watch them over and over again. Not because they're any good. Audiences just like to watch people dance. Either way, this is a pretty darn good dance movie. All you need is a pretty girl who can dance, a cute guy who can dance (the cute guy who can dance is very essential), and you've got all you can expect from a movie like this and love it. If you expected more from a dance movie, don't watch it.