I can hear it now! How She Move isn't about college, it's about bumping and grinding, undulating and hip hop..
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right? Actually, you won't find as much of that as you might think.
How She Move has a few dance scenes, and a few party scenes.
But you won't find enough dirty dancing to fill a good trailer.
You might want to see Take The Lead if you are looking for that kind of stimulation.
Banderas is great in that one, by the way.
Now if you want to see a movie about a girl trying to avoid the mistakes of her older sister involved in the drug culture, then this movie will work.
You'll find studying, taking a private school entrance exam, tutoring a friend...
and participating in step competitions.
The main character, played by Tre Armstrong, spends hours studying, and needs money.
While she does well on an entrance exam, she also need a plan to earn money for college.
How does she do it? She joins an underdog step team.
You'll see references to drugs, and see how she chooses to avoid them.
The friends she finds don't have much money, but they work hard, and come from behind.
Her parents worry about her and try to keep her from making the same mistakes as her sister.
In the end, they realize they can trust her to do what is right.
The point here is that you can go to college against all odds.
She was from a down and out, poor neighborhood.
She didn't have the opportunities many people have.
But she worked hard and, since this is a movie, won a step competition.
I wouldn't put this film high on my list, or in the Oscar contenders category.
I'd say if you have a few minutes and catch it as a rerun on an afternoon, it might be a good after school special.
Whether you like it or not, the message is good: you can get an education if you work hard enough and get the money.