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Bookmark this pageMake It Happen (2008)
Director: Darren Grant
Movie review
From Time Out London
Harmless fodder for the American Idol generation but somewhat mind-numbing for the rest of us, ‘Make it Happen’ follows the fortunes of budding dancer Lauryn as she pursues her lifelong dream to…well, you know the rest. Aiding her on this quest are the usual cast of forgettable, snap-talkin’ homegirls, whose principal claim to originality is using the word ‘sexy’ as a noun (as in ‘Girl, you got to find your sexy!’).Despite boundless energy and some surprisingly artful photography, ‘Make it Happen’ is never more than product. Cheap, abysmally scripted and utterly soulless, the film contents itself with running every cliché in the dance-movie playbook, checking off characters (rival dancer, blue-collar big brother, hip but heartfelt love interest) and situations (the big audition, the inevitable discovery of that elusive ‘sexy’) which were tired when ‘Flashdance’ came out. The only surprise, for a pre-teen PG fantasy, is how much the characters drink – these girls can put away a triple shot of tequila without blinking.
Author: Tom Huddleston
Time Out London Issue 1981 August 7 - 13, 2008
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- jayda said...
- Posted on Aug 22 2008 08:42 i really want to watch this film but dont they have no early times?
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- jayda said...
- Posted on Aug 22 2008 08:42 i really want to watch this film but dont they have no early times?
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- Posted on Aug 12 2008 13:22 ...merrrrr
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- Coyote Ophuls said...
- Posted on Aug 11 2008 15:57 OMG! This is my most favourite movie in the dance genre since Sally Potters Tango Lesson, although Step Up 2 was wicked as well.
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- Kirsty said...
- Posted on Aug 10 2008 12:49 THIS FILM WAS AMAZING!!!!! i loved it : )
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Cast & crew
Director: Darren Grant
Cast: Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Riley Smith, Tessa Thompson
Genre(s): Romance
Rated: PG
Duration: 90 mins
UK Release: Aug 8 2008
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