The defence The Sentimental Softie
“Sincerity is not manipulation.”
The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.
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Step Up All In
Romance · Drama · Music · 2014
All-stars from previous installments convene in glittering Las Vegas, battling for a victory that could define their dreams and their careers.
Movie details
Step Up All In
“Every Step Has Led To This”
2014 Romance · Drama · Music 1h 52m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.8 / 10
Community rating
All-stars from previous installments convene in glittering Las Vegas, battling for a victory that could define their dreams and their careers.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over Step Up All In?
For the defence
The Sentimental Softie
“You came to feel something, and you will.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Cool Ironist
“Feeling things is a little embarrassing.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Names above the title
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Cast & crew
Directed by
Trish Sie
Written by
John Swetnam
Briana Evigan
Andie West
Ryan Guzman
Sean Asa
Chaton Anderson
Sophie
Stephen 'tWitch' Boss
Jason Hardlerson
Misha Gabriel
Eddy
Izabella Miko
Alexxa Brava
Alyson Stoner
Camille Gage
Court is in session
Put Step Up All In on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Cool Ironist
“The strings are showing.”
Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.