Step Up: All In

Step Up: All In
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Trish Sie[1]
Produced by	Adam Shankman Jennifer Gibgot Patrick Wachsberger Erik Feig
Written by	John Swetnam
Based on	Characters by Duane Adler
Starring	Ryan Guzman Briana Evigan Misha Gabriel Stephen "tWitch" Boss Izabella Miko Alyson Stoner Adam G. Sevani
Music by	Jeff Cardoni
Cinematography	Brian Pearson
Edited by	Niven Howie
Production company	Summit Entertainment Offspring Entertainment
Distributed by	Lionsgate Films
Release dates	August 8, 2014 (2014-08-08)
Running time	112 minutes[2]
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$45 million[3]
Box office	$86.2 million[4]

Step Up: All In is a 2014 American dance film directed by Trish Sie and the fifth installment in the Step Up film series. The film was released on August 8, 2014.

Plot

Sean (Ryan Guzman) and his crew the Mob from Step Up: Revolution, are in Los Angeles trying to make a living from dancing, but are turned down at every audition. After being refused at another audition, the Mob visit a club where they are noticed and challenged to a dance battle by another crew, the Grim Knights. The Grim Knights win the battle and the Mob decides to pack up and leave Los Angeles and return to Miami, thinking there is nothing left for them and that they aren't ready for Los Angeles.

Sean decides to stay and while there, he notices a dance competition called The Vortex taking place, inspiring him to put together a new crew with help from Moose (Adam G. Sevani). Moose gets Sean a job working as a janitor in a dance center owned by Moose's grandparents, where Sean takes up residence in a janitor's closet. Sean and Moose recruit Andie West (Briana Evigan) and later Vladd, Violet, the Santiago Twins, Monster, Hair, Gauge, Jenny Kido, and Chad to the crew. The group soon makes an audition video as the LMNTRIX and are accepted into the competition a few weeks later.

The crew heads to Las Vegas to compete. Upon arriving, Sean finds out that both the Grim Knights and the Mob are also in the competition, motivating the LMNTRIX to practice extra hard. While the rest of the crew are at a bar, Sean and Andie reveal they have broken up with their respective partners. Moose kisses another girl while freestyle dancing at the bar, which his girlfriend Camille Gage (Alyson Stoner) witnesses. She runs off, prompting Moose to leave the crew and return to Los Angeles to make up with her. The LMNTRIX battle the Mob in a Vortex exhibition match; during the battle, Sean tries to force Andie to perform a trick they tried during one of their practices but Andie refuses and leaves. The LMNTRIX, however, still win the battle and the Mob leave, angry at Sean. Sean finds Andie outside, where she confronts him about his actions. Sean realize that he has made a lot of mistakes; he apologizes to the Mob and later makes up with Andie and the LMNTRIX.

Moose goes home and finds Camille on the patio, where she reveals that she wasn't actually upset at him, but was jealous when she saw his dancing and realized that she hasn't committed herself to it, despite being a talented dancer; they later make up. Chad and Kido overhear Alexxa Brava, the host of The Vortex, and Jasper, the leader of the Grim Knights making out, realizing that Alexxa is rigging the competition. Once the whole crew finds out, they come up with a plan to teach Alexxa and the Grim Knights a lesson.

Moose returns and rejoins the crew (bringing Camille along), and the Mob join forces with the LMNTRIX for the competition. When the finals of The Vortex approach (the Grim Knights vs. the LMNTRIX), the Grim Knights give a great performance, which the host remarks will be hard to beat. Before LMNTRIX perform, Sean takes the stage and discusses with the crowd that his experiences have taught him what really matters. He then persuades the crowd to forget about winning or losing and just enjoy the show. The rest of the crew then take the stage and give an amazing performance. Andie and Sean decide to end the dance by performing the trick Sean wanted her to do earlier in the film, which they successfully complete, followed by a passionate kiss between the two, leaving the crowd amazed.

The producers call Alexxa and inform her that the LMNTRIX won and that they will get a three-year contract for their own show. The film ends with the LMNTRIX and the Mob happily celebrating their excellent performance and victory.

Cast

• Ryan Guzman as Sean Asa
• Adam G. Sevani as Robert "Moose" Alexander III
• Briana Evigan as Andie West
• Misha Gabriel as Eddy
• Alyson Stoner as Camille Gage
• Izabella Miko as Alexxa Brava
• Mari Koda as Jenny Kido
• Martín Lombard as Martin Santiago
• Facundo Lombard as Marcos Santiago
• Christopher Scott as Hair
• Stephen "tWitch" Boss as Jason Hardlerson
• Luis Rosado as Monster
• Chadd Smith as Vladd
• Parris Goebel as Violet
• Stephen "Stevo" Jones as Jasper
• David "Kid David" Shreibman as Chad
• Celestina Aladekoba as Celestina
• Freddy HS as Accounting Manager
• Cyrus "Glitch" Spencer as Gauge

Soundtrack

Step Up: All In (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is a soundtrack album from the film of the same name. The album was released on August 5, 2014 by Ultra Records.

Track listing

Home media

The film was released on DVD and Blu-ray on November 4, 2014.

Reception

Critical response

The film has been met with mixed reviews. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds a rating of 43% based on 46 reviews.^[5] The consensus states: "With slick choreography all too often interrupted by feeble attempts at plot, Step Up: All In would be more fun with all of its dialogue edited out". On Metacritic, the film has a score of 45 out of 100 based on 17 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".^[6]

Box office

The film debuted at #6 in the North American box office, earning $6.5 million. The film grossed $14,904,384 in America and $71,261,262 overseas for a worldwide total of $86,165,646, making it the lowest grossing film in the series.^[7]

References

External links

• Step Up: All In at the Internet Movie Database
• Step Up: All In at Rotten Tomatoes