How She Move
Could perhaps have carried a much more fulfilling story and less clichéd characters.
Dancing on to the big screen is a movie about the latest dance craze, 'stepping'. A familiar underdog story told through the world of dance, Raya (Wesley) leaves the 'hood to better herself and go to university. Tragically - and conveniently for plot purposes - her sister dies of an overdose, so Raya is forced to return home to her bickering parents and crime-filled neighbourhood. Spying a way out, she joins the local 'step' group and they begin to battle their way to the national finals, which has a top prize of $50k. When the big competition does come around the dance moves and choreography are good, but the world of stepping could perhaps have carried a much more fulfilling story and less clichéd characters. Rashid directs in an amateurish urban gorilla style which doesn't suit the material resulting in an awkwardly made movie which is as enjoyable as your first slow dance. [Kevin McHugh]