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Stomp The Yard
After the death of his brother, DJ moves to study at Truth University. Here he falls in love with April, the girlfriend of Hanson - a member of the dance group Wolf. Wolf team won national award for 6 consecutive years. In the film, DJ joins Python team - opponent of Wolf to help this team win Wolf.
5 May 1989, Tappahannock, Virginia, USA
8 July 1960, Queens, New York, USA
June 25, 2007
At a time of year when theaters are filled with flashy, fun, but empty offerings, Stomp The Yard is a surprisingly satisfying alternative.
March 16, 2007
An inspirational dance movie, which, like an inspirational sports movie, runs on predictable rails.
April 08, 2007
There is so much yet so little on the screen: so much movement and action, but so little to cling on to. So much angst, so little context.
March 30, 2011
It's a little bit of a musical, a little bit of a sports film, a little bit coming-of-age story. And none of it, beyond the dancing, any good.
May 14, 2007
It's not a great movie, no, and maybe not even a particularly good one. But it's likable and unassuming, and the dancing is off the hook, or whatever the kids are saying these days.
January 12, 2007
Hollywood has a few well-rutted stories it likes to tell over and over, and Stomp The Yard includes at least five of them.
July 11, 2007
... the film as a whole lacks the energy of its dance numbers.
March 14, 2007
There's little here for British eyes.
January 12, 2007
Stomp the Yard is a strange and at times strangely compelling mix of black fraternity recruitment video and inspirational tale about a hip-hop boy in a stepping world.
January 12, 2007
Perhaps director Sylvain White hoped that this laughably melodramatic film might find its way into the pantheon of urban dance films. But seen against such films as Rize and You Got Served, it's a step in the wrong direction.
January 12, 2007
The moves can be remarkable, though ritually repetitive -- male chorus lines of adrenalized automata acting out anger, menace, pride, audacity or joy.
February 03, 2007
Benign nonsense.
