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You Got Served (2004)

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Reviews Counted:66

Fresh:11

Rotten:55

Average Rating:4/10

Consensus: The dance sequences are exhilarating, but everything else about this movie is sloppy and generic.

Runtime: 1 hr 45 mins

Genre: Dramas

US Box Office: $40,066,497

Synopsis: Enter the world of street dancers... You find them all across the country -- on street corners, in alleyways, on playgrounds or in dark, sweaty dance halls. Crowds gather to cheer and scream for... Enter the world of street dancers... You find them all across the country -- on street corners, in alleyways, on playgrounds or in dark, sweaty dance halls. Crowds gather to cheer and scream for their favorite crew locked into battle with other formidable crews. With unbelievable raw talent, they demonstrate explosive moves that defy gravity and spin like tops to the rhythmic sounds of urban music. This is where our story begins. Elgin (Marques Houston of IMX) and David (Omari "Omarion" Grandberry of B2K) are the best of friends. Their crew is unstoppable. But when another town's top group challenges them to a battle, David and Elgin -- along with their buddies (Jarell "J-Boog" Houston, DeMario "Raz-B" Thornton and Dreux "Lil' Fizz" Frederic of B2K) must create and perfect the most cutting edge moves in order to remain on top. The stakes are raised as friends double-cross each other and their motives are revealed, they'll have to come together to take on the ultimate street dance battle as a team. With everything at stake and even more to lose, David and Elgin must throw everything they've got onto the floor and believe -- in themselves, in their crew, in their dreams. -- © Columbia Pictures [More]

Starring: Marques Houston, Omari Grandberry, Jennifer Freeman, Jarrell Houston

Starring: Marques Houston, Omari Grandberry, Jennifer Freeman, Jarrell Houston, Dreux Frederic, DeMario Thornton, Christopher Jones, Steve Harvey, Meagan Good, Lil' Kim

Director: Chris Stokes

Director: Chris Stokes
Screenwriter: Chris Stokes
Producer: Cassius Vernon Weathersby, Marcus Morton, Billy Pollina
Composer: Tyler Bates
Studio: Screen Gems

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Jamie Russell
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We actually begin to laugh at the inanity of it all, wanting to yell at the screen: 'Just shut up and dance!'

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03/16/04
Brian Orndorf
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Before shooting began, the dancers rehearsed for eight weeks to develop off-the-hook new dance moves, which begs the question: Who was working on the script during that time?

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02/24/04
Peter Debruge
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02/21/04
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You Got Served is, to quote Simon Cowell, absolutely dreadful.

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02/17/04
Mike McGranaghan
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02/15/04
Kamal  'The Diva' Larsuel
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A spirited, guilty pleasure of a dance movie.

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02/14/04
Linda Cook
Linda Cook
Quad City Times (Davenport, IA)

You Got Served is about dancing. Street dancing. The sort of make-believe dancing that inner-city youths participate in instead of having sex or joining a gang.

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02/13/04
Scott Weinberg
Scott Weinberg
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Just in time for their feature film debut, the enormously popular B2K has disbanded.

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02/13/04
Cynthia Fuchs
Cynthia Fuchs
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...monotonous and predictable.

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02/12/04
Tony Toscano
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Lacks the old-school charm of films like Wild Style and Breakin'.

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02/08/04
Marc Savlov
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