Synopsis
After the death of Raya Green's sister, she gets out from her classes at school, and sees a stomp crew practicing. She meets Bishop which is the dance crew leader. She then meets Michelle and does a stomp battle with her. They become enemies then friends later on. Her uptight mom pushes her to pass the test to get into Medical school, but she thinks she failed....
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Cast
- Rutina WesleyRaya Green
- Dwain MurphyBishop
- Boyd BanksMike Evens
- Clé BennettGarvey
- Melanie Nicholls-KingFaye Green
- Conrad CoatesDavid Green
- Tristan D. LallaManny
- Ardon BessUncle Cecil
- Jai Jai JonesLester Johnson
- Kevin DuhaneyE.C.
Recommendations
- 88
Chicago Tribune
Mainly it’s a very solid dance picture, which is the point. - 83
Entertainment Weekly
Rutina Wesley glowers with just the right touch of sweetness as a brainy student (and stellar after-school stepper). - 75
Charlotte Observer
Choreographer Hi Hat and director Ian Iqbal Rashid kick the film into high gear every so often with dance sequences, climaxing with a dance-off in Detroit that seems too short. - 70
Variety
Title refers not only to its heroine's physical gyrations but also her moral maneuverings as she strives to break out of her lower-class surroundings in this moody, intelligent take on conventional material. - 70
Village Voice
Especially good are Wesley, whose expressions are a study in shifting thought, and Tre Armstrong as her street-hardened but good-hearted rival, a stock role that Armstrong fills with unmediated feeling. - 70
Washington Post
The movie, which is burdened by a rather mediocre script by Annmarie Morais but boasts some terrific performances -- is not just a sports movie. It's a girls-can't-do-it/girls-can-do-it/girls-do-it/girls-beat-the-boys-at-it movie. - 67
Austin Chronicle
This kind of a dance film lives and dies by the routines, and this one wins: Mixing elements of gymnastics, karate, and break with the almighty step – an exceedingly polite term for what is really an awesome stomp. - 67
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
How She Move is the latest urban music drama from MTV Films, and it manages to give a familiar story a vivid jolt of character.
