The movie “Director Step-2: Streets” directed by John M. Chu was first seen on screens in 2008. The film is a kind of youth melodrama, in which there are bright dance scenes and love twists and turns of the main characters.
The plot of the film
The main events unfold around a girl named Andy, who from childhood was used to dancing and continues to do what she loves. In addition to her, in the film “Step Forward-2: Streets”, most actors play characters who are somehow connected with dancing. Andy herself is going to take part in the famous "Streets" contest with her team, but due to circumstances she loses friendly relations with these people. She enters the art school and is engaged in dancing at a professional level. Here, the main character manages to assemble her own new team. They now have a common goal: to adequately perform at the most anticipated dance competitions, despite various obstacles. As a result of a long struggle, Andy is able to turn his fortune to his side.
Cast
Since the film is of a musical and dance direction, then, accordingly, the actors of the film “Step Forward-2: Streets” were chosen among the choreographers. So, the performer of the main role, Brian Evigan, is not only in the cinema, but also in real life, engaged in professional dancing. Her hobby is a sporty style, and she began to learn this from the age of 18. To date, Bryan’s piggy bank includes participation in concert performances of stars (dancers), music videos, etc. In addition to dancing abilities, Bryan also has acting data. This is not surprising, because her parents are also outstanding actors.
Among the dancers and choreographers is Robert Hoffman, who played Chase. It is known that he worked with such famous personalities of the world scene as Ricky Martin, Christina Aguilera, Mia and others.
Also relevant to the dances in the movie Step Forward 2: Streets are supporting actors. According to the idea of ​​the filmmakers, all the main characters - members of the dance teams - were supposed to perform all the scenes without understudies.
Entertaining facts
- All the main scenes of the film were shot in the city of Baltimore. Hence the name of the group - “410”, which means the telephone code of this locality.
- In preparation for the filming of the film “Step Forward 2: Streets”, the actors actually took part in dance competitions. In particular, actor Robert Hoffman, who played the role of Chase Collins, performed at street break dance competitions.
- Brian Evigan, who performed the main role of dancer Andy, is a professional choreographer.
- In the filming of the film, the dance group JabbaWockeez takes part, which is very popular in the States due to the victory in the American competition on MTV.
Reviews and reviews
Many cinema critics did not ignore the second part of the famous film about dancing. According to many, first of all, this film is interesting to watch for dancers. There are various types of dance, including break dance, hip-hop, various street dances. In the film “Step Forward-2: Streets”, the actors are also choreographers, which only improves the visual picture.
The creators also wanted to show that you can always achieve your goal if you persistently go to it, despite the hardships. That is how the main characters act, for whom dancing has become not just a hobby, but the meaning of life.
Some experts in the film industry expressed the opinion that in the melodrama "Step Forward 2: Streets" the actors and roles are not very well distributed. This is explained by the fact that professional dancers cannot be good actors, which means that the quality of the film suffers. But judging by the numerous views, the popularity of the sequel among the audience is very high.