Review Caroline Preece 2 May 2013 - 06:51
Brit dance movie All Stars provides some decent choreography but little in the way of originality, Caroline writes...
Three years since Streetdance 3D hit British audiences as a superior dance movie encouraged by the Britain’s Got Talent-inspired streetdance explosion, here's a version of the movie for artsy youngsters which, though wrapped up as a political statement of sorts, adds absolutely nothing inspiring or different to the dance movie genre.
A lot the problem isn’t with this film in particular, as the sheer number of dance movies released every year borders on the ludicrous when you realise how similar all of them are. That said, this is depressingly haphazard and seems like a wasted opportunity to address certain real-life issues.
All Stars boasts a talented young cast but, unfortunately, that talent lies mainly in their dancing rather than acting abilities. The premise is...
Brit dance movie All Stars provides some decent choreography but little in the way of originality, Caroline writes...
Three years since Streetdance 3D hit British audiences as a superior dance movie encouraged by the Britain’s Got Talent-inspired streetdance explosion, here's a version of the movie for artsy youngsters which, though wrapped up as a political statement of sorts, adds absolutely nothing inspiring or different to the dance movie genre.
A lot the problem isn’t with this film in particular, as the sheer number of dance movies released every year borders on the ludicrous when you realise how similar all of them are. That said, this is depressingly haphazard and seems like a wasted opportunity to address certain real-life issues.
All Stars boasts a talented young cast but, unfortunately, that talent lies mainly in their dancing rather than acting abilities. The premise is...
- 5/1/2013
- by ryanlambie
- Den of Geek
John Barrowman straps on his dancing shoes in a new exclusive clip from All Stars.
The Torchwood and Doctor Who actor, who recently appeared in Zero Dark Thirty, has a cameo role as Matthew in the Vertigo Films kids' comedy.
Barrowman and co-star Fleur Houdijk, who plays Amy, are show dancing in a scene that evokes Oscar-winning black-and-white movie The Artist.
All Stars centres on two children who put on a dance show in order to save their struggling youth centre from going under. Theo Stevenson, Akai Osei-Mansfield, Ashley Jensen and Kimberley Walsh star in the movie, which opens in cinemas on May 3.
> 'All Stars' Facebook homepage
> 'All Stars' official Twitter feed...
The Torchwood and Doctor Who actor, who recently appeared in Zero Dark Thirty, has a cameo role as Matthew in the Vertigo Films kids' comedy.
Barrowman and co-star Fleur Houdijk, who plays Amy, are show dancing in a scene that evokes Oscar-winning black-and-white movie The Artist.
All Stars centres on two children who put on a dance show in order to save their struggling youth centre from going under. Theo Stevenson, Akai Osei-Mansfield, Ashley Jensen and Kimberley Walsh star in the movie, which opens in cinemas on May 3.
> 'All Stars' Facebook homepage
> 'All Stars' official Twitter feed...
- 4/4/2013
- Digital Spy
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