Synopsis: After the death of his younger brother, a troubled 19-year-old street dancer from Los Angeles goes on a quest for a new life by enrolling in Truth University, an historically Black college in Atlanta, Georgia
But his efforts to get an education and woo a beautiful co-ed are sidelined when he is courted by the top two campus fraternities, both of which want and need his innovative, street-style dance moves to help win the highly-coveted National Step Show Championship. Format: DVD Color: Color Rating: PG-13 RatingReason: a scene of violence, some sexual material and language Genre: Drama Runtime: 115 Year: 2007
The story might be predictable...but the stomping is amazing. The big standout in the film is of course Columbus Short as a lead actor. Though he has many dancing and television credits on his resume, this film marks his first turn in a lead film role--and it is the perfect opportunity. Short is an above-average talent who possesses the kind of charm and screen presence that could make him a leading man for his generation. He plays the part of D.J., a teen-age dancer who battles competitively in Los Angeles..
This is an enjoyable movie. The actors all do a very good job -- no small feat considering some of the leads are dancers and not actors -- and of course, the dancing is all it's cracked up to be. The plot is mildly engaging, even though it's thoroughly predictable and has been done over and over. Sometimes characters seemed to change too quickly and do things that were out of character; but plot isn't really what this movie is about. This is a dancing film with a very simple conflict story thrown in -- the..
STOMP THE YARD comes as a pleasant surprise to those of us who have yet to be introduced to 'stepping' - a sport/dance form that is not break dancing, not hip-hop, not modern dance, not clogging, not ballet, but instead is an exhilarating display of rhythm, physical dexterity, and creative choreography that makes this little film well worth watching.The story is minimal and hackneyed and serves basically as an outline for the dance performances. DJ (the enormously talented dancer/actor Columbus Short) is s..
