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Stomp the Yard - Reviews

Opened: Jan 12, 2007

5.5 star rating

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Member (22)Critic (10)

theylovealexis

	Member Rating:		6
By theylovealexis, Flixster Jan 17, 2011
It's better than I thought it would be. It's good. You don't have to be a victim of your circumstances, you just have to find your drive and go for it. Read More

bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb1

	Member Rating:		4
By bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb1, Flixster Nov 20, 2010
I thought it was okay but not good. Grade: C Read More

sykora259517

	Member Rating:		3
By sykora259517, Flixster Mar 22, 2010
totfal rip off of you got served Read More

agentlexi2132

	Member Rating:		5
By agentlexi2132, Flixster Mar 22, 2010
Pending Review... Read More

darmstrong3

	Member Rating:		7
By darmstrong3, Flixster Mar 22, 2010
I was suprised, this movie was alright. I actually enjoyed watching it. I thought this would be another "You Got Served" but it wasn't. The acting was good, ... Read More

adamhastings

	Member Rating:		3
By adamhastings, Flixster Mar 22, 2010
2 white people in the whole movie! I got bored, and some of the moves were stupid. Read More

cheojackson

	Member Rating:		5
By cheojackson, Flixster Mar 22, 2010
Really fun movie to watch, if you like dancing movies. Story is a little thin, but are you really going to watch it for the story? Read More

sapphirechaos05

	Member Rating:		10
By sapphirechaos05, Flixster Mar 22, 2010
Was I the only one who thought that it was mandatory that you had to be hot in order to be in this movie..cuz damn! Read More

johnd62

	Member Rating:		3
By johnd62, Flixster Mar 22, 2010
Alright a day on the set of stop the yard. Hey guys the dancing's pretty good and all but what are we going to do about the acting and story? We can probally ma... Read More

riderofthestorms

	Member Rating:		7
By riderofthestorms, Flixster Mar 22, 2010
new classic dance movie. corny at times but pretty good acting and a decent story. The beginnig is the best part doh Read More

sweeptheleg

	Member Rating:		6
By sweeptheleg, Flixster Mar 22, 2010
not bad if you just scan through the good parts. kind of like watching drum line and the step up movies. only with more stomping... Read More

lisamj

	Member Rating:		5
By lisamj, Flixster Mar 22, 2010
Just alright. Good dancing though. Read More

sportboy

	Member Rating:		6
By sportboy, Flixster Mar 22, 2010
not a great movie but not bad. Read More

canadagraphs

	Member Rating:		2
By canadagraphs, Flixster Mar 22, 2010
terrible. A few clever moves, but no quality storyline & only moderately good acting. Read More

purplemegan

	Member Rating:		6
By purplemegan, Flixster Jan 07, 2009
As Curtis would say, "I liked this movie better the first time, when it was called Drumline." Read More

yosemitesamfan

	Member Rating:		6
By yosemitesamfan, Flixster Jun 13, 2008
A powerful well-made uplifting movie with a competition-forumla plot and some creative stomp-dancing sequences. Entertaining to watch. Read More

showrogan

	Member Rating:		7
By showrogan, Flixster Dec 13, 2007
Most of these types of urban dance movies mostly end up just showcaseing the dancers talents, but this one portrayed the actual story while remaining very enter... Read More

nutterjr

	Member Rating:		4
By nutterjr, Flixster Nov 02, 2007
The first 10 mins contain the best dancing (tip for those that do not want to waste 115 mins). Very predictable story, nothing new to offer. Read More

jagfire

	Member Rating:		4
By jagfire, Flixster Aug 23, 2007
Drumline for black people Read More

fernandorafael

	Member Rating:		6
By fernandorafael, Flixster Jun 17, 2007
this movie is good, is even better than i had imagined, it is not your typical hip-hop/dancing movie, it really has some "substance", good script and performanc... Read More

gatorgirl13

	Member Rating:		9
By gatorgirl13, Flixster Jun 14, 2007
This has a unique storyline and i really liked it. Plus the lead character, Columbus Short, is so cute. Read More

wbgoose13

	Member Rating:		5
By wbgoose13, Flixster Jan 04, 2007
Dance sequences are impressive, but can barely make up for generic story. Read More

Minneapolis Star Tribune	Critic Rating:	8
By Colin Covert
Feb 25, 2011
The performance sequences are explosively exciting, and Short's acting is almost as accomplished as his acrobatic dance routines.
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Globe and Mail	Critic Rating:	5
By Liam Lacey
Feb 25, 2011
The plot is stale though some of the moves are fresh in Stomp the Yard, a Flashdance-like fable about a kid from the wrong side of the tracks who brings his street-wise gangster style to the world of competitive fraternity step dancing.
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Newark Star-Ledger	Critic Rating:	5
By Stephen Whitty
Feb 25, 2011
The cast adds little. Columbus Short, a dancer-turned-actor, can move well, but he mugs too much for the camera when he's supposed to be having fun, and barely holds the screen when he's not.
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New York Post	Critic Rating:	5
By Kyle Smith
Feb 25, 2011
The movie starts with furious team dance-offs, but these aren't as interesting as they should be. Camera trickery keeps slowing down or speeding up everyone's movements, which destroys the amazement factor raised by the documentary Rize.
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New York Daily News	Critic Rating:	5
By Elizabeth Weitzman
Feb 25, 2011
What we get is scene after scene of exhilarating routines, all leading up to the big finale. And with two furiously intense teams ready to dance each other off the stage, it's an absolute winner.
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Toronto Star	Critic Rating:	5
By Susan Walker
Feb 25, 2011
Perhaps director Sylvain White hoped that this laughably melodramatic film might find its way into the pantheon of urban dance films. But seen against such films as Rize and You Got Served, it's a step in the wrong direction.
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San Francisco Chronicle	Critic Rating:	5
By Mick LaSalle
Feb 25, 2011
The film introduces too many elements, doubles back on itself, repeats and repeats the same information, starts and stops, includes needless tangential riffs, finds artificial means to stretch the running length and is in every way a flabby mess.
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Orlando Sentinel	Critic Rating:	4
By Roger Moore
Feb 25, 2011
The script, based on an earlier screenplay by a Florida A&M alum, accomplishes little -- it's basically Drumline, with dancing instead of drum corps.
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Wall Street Journal	Critic Rating:	2
By Joe Morgenstern
Feb 25, 2011
The moves can be remarkable, though ritually repetitive -- male chorus lines of adrenalized automata acting out anger, menace, pride, audacity or joy.
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New York Times	Critic Rating:	6
By Rachel Saltz
Feb 25, 2011
Stomp the Yard is a strange and at times strangely compelling mix of black fraternity recruitment video and inspirational tale about a hip-hop boy in a stepping world.
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