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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Work It
Comedy · Music · 2020
A brilliant but clumsy high school senior vows to get into her late father's alma mater by transforming herself and a misfit squad into dance champions.
Movie details
Work It
“Dance to your own beat.”
2020 Comedy · Music 1h 33m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
7.5 / 10
Community rating
A brilliant but clumsy high school senior vows to get into her late father's alma mater by transforming herself and a misfit squad into dance champions.
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 Work It?
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
Laura Terruso
Written by
Alison Peck
Sabrina Carpenter
Quinn Ackerman
Liza Koshy
Jasmine Hale
Keiynan Lonsdale
Isaiah "Juiliard"
Michelle Buteau
Ms. Ramirez
Jordan Fisher
Jake Taylor
Drew Ray Tanner
Charlie
Jayne Eastwood
Ruthie (Nursing Home)
Court is in session
Put Work It 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.