Mihai Toma The continuation of Sara's life after the events from the first movie is presented in this sequel, together with the new challenges that she must face in order to fulfill her lifelong dream of becoming Prima-Ballerina. The exaggerated pretensions of her famous teacher consume most of her time, but the new friends she makes also request her presence in the hip-hop world, so she'll soon find herself in the situation of choosing between her dream and her love. Although it sounded like a good idea to continue what happens in the first installment, this movie begins to commit mistakes even from the beginning, by choosing different actors. It's not necessarily something dramatic, but it will inevitable alter the perception of the viewer, especially if he has seen the first one first. Furthermore, the characters which are superficially presented (for some of them you might even wonder why are they even present in the movie) participate in a series of even more predictable events (comparing to its predecessor) which ultimately lead to an unsatisfying and expected finale.It leaves the impression that it wasn't well thought, written or even produced. Everything seems rushed, superficial, put into play just to be there. It also decides to present much less sequences of hip-hop or dance in detriment of the "struggles" of ballet, which isn't impressive, to say the least. The good part is the performance of the actors which truly had to struggle with such bad dialogue and plot, but somehow managed to steal a couple of smiles and even a bit of laughter.I wanted and hoped for this movie to be good, but it ended up in a very bad position, the one of the sequels which shouldn't have existed in the first place. It's not such a bad movie, but it disappoints from almost every point of view, making you wish it shouldn't have been made.

blackpopsicles Having quite enjoyed the first movie this second one felt like it was cheap and rushed. The main character of Sara being played by a different actress was the first thing that threw me off, and I had a hard time pretending it was the same character. The plot dealt with pretty much the same issues as the first movie, being into ballet then finding Hip Hop.. um, didn't she already do that in the first movie? It felt like they were just repeating what had already happened instead of continuing the journey. Columbus Short made the movie for me, didn't really know that much of him before but loved his performance and he was a likable character. The dancing didn't seem nearly as good in this movie either, and I'm assuming that is down to the editing rather than the actually choreography. I know they used some of the same choreographers (Rich & Tone) as they did in the first movie. Not sure how many they had though. The battle between Sara and Candy seemed way too staged and didn't give the image of a real club battle to me. The first film had quite a gritty vibe to it whereas this film was a lot lighter but less believable.I wouldn't say don't watch the movie because there are good parts, but don't expect anything like the first film.

eesonusa this movie is something that you would watch if you have nothing better to do and you are stuck in a baking desert bus stop, with it being your only form of mental stimulation. The comment above is totally wrong. this movie is the same as the 1st and nothing has changed except the actors get worse and the budget is minuscule. Anyone who has seen this movie will agree with me that love when your young does not happen in the way portrayed in this movie. not that it was ever meant to portray a true sense of young love. moreover, the scale on which they portray love and relationships is beyond fairytale proportions which Walt Disney himself could not have conceived. in closing i would not recommend you wasting your valuable time watching this movie. if however, you are stuck in a baking desert bus stop think of this article and laugh as you watch it and say isn't that something.

mattkratz This wasn't too bad a movie. It was basically about following your dreams and dealing with adversity along the way. Although I had basically seen the movie before with different titles (if you get my meaning), I thought the movie was good. Izabella Miko was good in the lead role as she performed the dance scenes well. Those scenes, by the way, were spectacular! (especially the ballet scenes and the part at a night club) While the themes of the movie were familiar, I found this movie to be refreshing and a good way to spend less than an hour and a half. I would recommend it.** 1/2 out of ****