"STEP UP 3" (2010) (Rick Malambri, Adam G. Sevani) (PG-13) Alcohol/ Drugs Blood/Gore Disrespectful/ Bad Attitude Frightening/ Tense Scenes Guns/ Weapons None Minor Heavy Minor Minor Imitative Behavior Jump Scenes Music (Scary/Tense) Music (Inappropriate) Profanity Extreme None Minor Moderate Heavy Sex/ Nudity Smoking Tense Family Scenes Topics To Talk About Violence Moderate None Moderate Moderate Minor QUICK TAKE: Drama: A young college student gets caught back up into the world of competitive dancing when he's befriended and recruited by a dance crew captain who needs his team to win a big competition in order to save the dance warehouse where they train and live. PLOT: Moose (ADAM G. SEVANI) and Camille (ALYSON STONER) have been best friends forever and have now arrived at NYU together as incoming freshmen. Moose has decided to give up dancing in favor of focusing on his engineering major, but an impromptu dance-off performance draws the attention of aspiring filmmaker Luke (RICK MALAMBRI). Not only does he make movies about various dancers, but he's also one and the team leader of The Pirates. They're a ragtag group of performers -- including the likes of Jacob (KEITH STALLWORTH), Anala (KENDRA ANDREWS), Jason (STEPHEN BOSS) and the Santiago twins (MARTIN & FACUNDO LOMBARD) among others -- who train and live in the former warehouse his dancer parents bought long ago. But with the rent now months past due, the place is facing foreclosure, and thus he hopes that Moose and fellow new dancer Natalie (SHARNI VINSON) might help him and the Pirates win a big dance competition. Considering the top prize is $100,000, that would be the cash infusion they need to keep the bank at bay, but they're not alone in that quest. Chief among their rivals are The Samurai, led by former Pirate Julien (JOE SLAUGHTER) whose quest seems to be fueled only by his desire to defeat his former best friend. As Luke must contend with that and falling for Natalie, Moose must deal with trying to balance dancing with his school work, all of which puts a strain on his friendship with Camille. WILL KIDS WANT TO SEE IT? If they're fans of either or both of the first two "Step Up" movies, anyone in the cast, or dance films in general, they might. WHY THE MPAA RATED IT: PG-13 For brief strong language. CAST AS ROLE MODELS: RICK MALAMBRI plays the leader of the dance group, a young man who's concerned about late rent on his parent's former warehouse that he now uses to house and train his squad. Accordingly, he welcomes Moose and Natalie into his team in hopes of winning a lucrative dance contest prize. He's also an aspiring filmmaker, falls for Natalie (and makes out with her), and briefly uses profanity. ADAM G. SEVANI plays an incoming college freshman at NYU who's opted to give up dancing in favor of focusing on his engineering major. But when he gets wrapped up in Luke and the Pirates' world, he can't help himself from getting back involved in that. As he does -- including performing some wild dance moves and stunts -- and tries to balance that and his school work, he repeatedly lets Camille down in terms of spending time with her. SHARNI VINSON plays another new dancer in Luke's fold, a proficient and confident performer who ends up romantically interested in him, meaning she's torn between that and a secret that's really driving her. She makes out with him. ALYSON STONER plays Moose's best friend from school who heads with him to NYU but is unhappy that he puts his newly revived interest in dancing ahead of their friendship and spending time with her. JOE SLAUGHTER plays Luke's main rival, a former Pirate who left (reportedly due to gambling problems) to form his own dance squad. He has nothing but disdain for Luke now and wants nothing more than to defeat him in the upcoming big competition. KEITH STALLWORTH plays the number two guy in Luke's squad who's similarly concerned about the debut incurred by their dance warehouse. MARTIN & FACUNDO LOMBARD play twins who are good at dancing and serve as the film's comedic relief. CAST, CREW, & TECHNICAL INFO HOW OTHERS RATED THIS MOVIE Curious if this title is entertaining, any good, and/or has any artistic merit? Then read OUR TAKE of this film. (Note: The "Our Take" review of this title examines the film's artistic merits and does not take into account any of the possibly objectionable material listed below). OUR WORD TO PARENTS: The following is a brief summary of the content found in this PG-13 rated drama. Profanity consists of at least 1 "f" word, while other expletives and colorful phrases are also uttered, and some non-explicit but sexually related lyrics are heard. A dancer is seen in a sports bra several times, while there's some kissing, views of shirtless guys, and some male crotch grabbing during dance routines. There's some brief scuffling, while all sorts of potentially imitative behavior is present, as are bad attitudes and tense family material. Should you still be concerned about the film's appropriateness for yourself or anyone else in your home, you may want to look more closely at our detailed listings for more specific information regarding the film's content. For those concerned with bright flashes of light on the screen, there are near strobe effects in a club early in the film, while there's also some flashing from camera flashes and then partial strobe effects during the last dance-off. For those prone to visually induced motion sickness, some handheld camera footage is seen from time to time in the film (a bit bouncy). ALCOHOL OR DRUG USE None. BLOOD/GORE About being winded from running, Moose comments on his ribs hurting and he states (what sounded like) he feels like he just threw up in his mouth. Julien makes a butt-wiping gesture (clothed) with Luke's baseball cap before throwing it back to him. DISRESPECTFUL/BAD ATTITUDE Spectators bet on dance contests in at least two scenes. Luke and Moose run from cops who chase after them following an impromptu dance-off with one of Julien's dancers (although it doesn't appear any actual law was broken other than possibly disturbing the peace). One of the Santiago twins tells his sibling that he (the other guy) sounds like a girl (in terms of something he just said). Julien has a longstanding grudge against Luke, doesn't like him, and is determined to defeat him and his squad in the big dance tournament. Moose puts his friendship with Camille on the back-burner in favor of his time dancing, and this hurts her. Luke states that Julien was his best friend and member of their team until he developed a gambling problem and ended up throwing a contest in order to win money. SPOILER ALERT: We learn that Natalie is really Julien's brother and that she's been undercover to spy on Luke and his team's dance routines (including giving a copy of that to her brother). Despite making her change her plans for a dorm dance in order to be his friend date, Moose ends up being late to that, thus leaving her in her room alone. A young girl, perturbed about having to wait for her ice cream due to Moose dancing, tells him "Give it up, you suck." Julien makes a butt-wiping gesture (clothed) with Luke's baseball cap before throwing it back to him. FRIGHTENING SCENES One of Julien's dancers sneaks up behind Moose but then jumps up to the ceiling and disappears out of sight. He then confronts Moose in the men's room, as do other dancers, but their intimidation is through dancing. Moose avoids them and escapes. GUNS/WEAPONS During a dance number, one dancer imitates throwing a grenade and we hear a related explosion in the audio mix for the number. IMITATIVE BEHAVIOR Phrases: "What the f*ck?" "This is bullsh*t," "What sort of BS did he use now?" "You were like freaking flying," "That's so sick," "Don't let 'em freak you out," "Freakazoid," "Later, gator," "You sound like a girl," "That is deep," "Culture vultures," "Freaking ridiculous," "What the hell..?" "Shut up," "He's a loser," "I screwed up," "Give it up, you suck," "You're out of your mind," "Dude," "We're gonna kick some ass" and "When are you gonna wake your ass up?" Some/all of the dancing moves and other acrobatics might be enticing for some kids to try to imitate. Various scenes show various forms of graffiti. During an impromptu dance-off, Moose grabs his clothed crotch at one moment. Luke and Moose run from cops who chase after them following an impromptu dance-off with one of Julien's dancers (although it doesn't appear any actual law was broken other than possibly disturbing the peace). Luke jumps through the open top section of a hot dog vending cart during a chase. Luke and Natalie do some parkour type jumping and leaping stunts on rooftops and along walls, etc. Jason has some tattoos. A miscellaneous guy has tattoos. We see that Natalie's navel is pierced. Luke and Natalie stand atop a grate from which winds are blasting upwards, and then send streams of soda upwards from their straws. Some dance contestants have painted faces. During a dance number, Moose and Camille use trashcan lids as skates, tap-type devices and shields from a woman who sprays them with her garden hose. There's some brief and quick male crotch grabbing (clothed) during a dance-off. Julien makes a butt-wiping gesture (clothed) with Luke's baseball cap before throwing it back to him. JUMP SCENES None. MUSIC (SCARY/TENSE) There's some brief, suspenseful music in one scene. MUSIC (INAPPROPRIATE) Various songs had lyrics that we couldn't fully hear and/or understand, thus presenting the possibility of them potentially containing something objectionable. A song has lyrics about "take your shirt off" and "lick it." A song had lyrics about "so sexy," "she can't hide it" and "her body." PROFANITY At least 1 "f" word, 1 "s" word (and another said as "BS"), 3 hells, 2 asses and 2 uses of "Oh my God." SEX/NUDITY Moose's mom shows a little cleavage. During an impromptu dance-off, Moose grabs his clothed crotch at one moment. We see a shirtless guy. We see miscellaneous cleavage. A song has lyrics about "take your shirt off" and "lick it." Natalie shows some cleavage. We see Luke shirtless. We see Natalie in a sports bra (or equivalent) while dancing. We see miscellaneous shirtless guys or whose shirts are open in the front. Natalie shows some bare midriff while standing atop a grate from which winds are blasting upwards. Luke and Natalie passionately kiss (clothed and standing). Luke and various other male members of his dance team are shirtless during a dance-off, while the women are seen in wet clothing (but nothing explicit). We see Natalie in her sports bra (or equivalent) again. We see miscellaneous cleavage. Natalie shows cleavage while doing a formal tango dance that ends with Luke dipping her and her bare leg is up along his clothed side. We see a shirtless guy during a dance-off, while there's some brief and quick male crotch grabbing (clothed) during the same. Luke and Natalie passionately kiss, followed by Moose and Camille briefly kissing. A song had lyrics about "so sexy," "she can't hide it" and "her body." SMOKING None. TENSE FAMILY SCENES During Luke's on-camera interview clips with dancers, one says his parents didn't want him, while another dancer says they were kicked out of their home. Moose's dad makes it clear he's happy his son has given up dancing in favor of studying engineering at NYU. We hear that Luke's parents never got to see what he did with their dance warehouse, but we don't know what happened to them or when. Natalie states her parents split up in the past and that she and her brother were like dice split between them. SPOILER ALERT: Natalie and Julien have a falling out regarding how they view Luke. TOPICS TO TALK ABOUT Dancing as a hobby and/or profession. Following/pursuing one's dream. Befriending people under false pretenses. Moose's dad makes it clear he's happy his son has given up dancing in favor of studying engineering at NYU. Spectators bet on dance contests in at least two scenes. Moose puts his friendship with Camille on the back-burner in favor of his time dancing, and this hurts her. Luke states that Julien was his best friend and member of their team until he developed a gambling problem and ended up throwing a contest in order to win money. VIOLENCE There's some brief struggling and perhaps a punch or two thrown (but not landed) between Luke and Julien's dance squads before they're separated. Reviewed August 3, 2010 / Posted August 6, 2010

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