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I thought that this movie was a bucket of yuck. I expected more dancing and less drama. Boring. The dancing at the end was good, but it took way to long to get there!

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Posted feb 1, 2008 3:39 am pt

• [+] Chicago Tribune
  
  88
  Mainly it's a very solid dance picture, which is the point.

  by Michael Phillips | Read Full Review »
• [+] Entertainment Weekly
  
  83
  Rutina Wesley glowers with just the right touch of sweetness as a brainy student (and stellar after-school stepper).

  by Lisa Schwarzbaum | Read Full Review »
• [+] Charlotte Observer
  
  75
  Choreographer Hi Hat and director Ian Iqbal Rashid kick the film into high gear every so often with dance sequences, climaxing with a dance-off in Detroit that seems too short.

  by Lawrence Toppman | Read Full Review »
• [+] Washington Post
  
  70
  The movie, which is burdened by a rather mediocre script by Annmarie Morais but boasts some terrific performances -- is not just a sports movie. It's a girls-can't-do-it/girls-can-do-it/girls-do-it/girls-beat-the-boys-at-it movie.

  by John Anderson | Read Full Review »
• [+] Variety
  
  70
  Title refers not only to its heroine's physical gyrations but also her moral maneuverings as she strives to break out of her lower-class surroundings in this moody, intelligent take on conventional material.

  by Justin Chang | Read Full Review »
• [+] Village Voice
  
  70
  Especially good are Wesley, whose expressions are a study in shifting thought, and Tre Armstrong as her street-hardened but good-hearted rival, a stock role that Armstrong fills with unmediated feeling.

  by Jim Ridley | Read Full Review »
• [+] The New York Times
  
  70
  There's nary a twist you don't see coming. But the film's strong acting, spectacular dance routines and culturally specific details turn clichés into catharsis. It's the sort of film that sends you home with a spring in your step.

  by Matt Zoller Seitz | Read Full Review »
• [+] The New Yorker
  
  70
  A rudimentary but thoroughly enjoyable step musical.

  by David Denby | Read Full Review »
• [+] Baltimore Sun
  
  67
  There's tremendous energy in How She Move, so much that the audience can't help but be swept up.

  by Chris Kaltenbach | Read Full Review »
• [+] Seattle Post-Intelligencer
  
  67
  How She Move is the latest urban music drama from MTV Films, and it manages to give a familiar story a vivid jolt of character.

  by Sean Axmaker | Read Full Review »
• [+] Austin Chronicle
  
  67
  This kind of a dance film lives and dies by the routines, and this one wins: Mixing elements of gymnastics, karate, and break with the almighty step - an exceedingly polite term for what is really an awesome stomp.

  by Kimberley Jones | Read Full Review »
• [+] USA Today
  
  63
  How She Move has two key assets: powerful dance sequences and an emphasis on education.

  by Claudia Puig | Read Full Review »
• [+] TV Guide
  
  63
  Formulaic but well-acted variation on the theme of pursuing your dreams through dance.

  by Maitland McDonagh | Read Full Review »
• [+] The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
  
  63
  Dialogue isn't Morais's strength, and it's only when the actors stop trading "Just give me a chance" chestnuts that the film really takes off. The deftly shot dance sequences are entirely satisfying, thrillingly choreographed by Hihat (most famous for her work with Missy Elliott) to music by the likes of Lil Mama and Toronto's Tha Smugglaz.

  by Jason McBride | Read Full Review »
• [+] New York Post
  
  63
  The atmosphere is convincing - there is an "Eight Mile" desperation to Raya's plight - but nothing makes sense.

  by Kyle Smith | Read Full Review »