Promising in concept but fails to deliver
This film is about an "elite" dance team of middle school age to high school age girls. It's a documentary that follows them through a single year, with a lot of focus on the leader of the dance school, Jenn.
I normally thoroughly enjoy dance movies, mostly the fictional variety, but also documentaries. However, I found this one only mediocre for a few reasons. First, I didn't really get a sense that these were truly elite dancers. Good, yes, but elite? No. Second, I didn't really feel I got to know any of the individual dancers well. There were one-on-one interviews with about four of the dancers but they just seemed a bit superficial. Third, the big conflict in the movie, the poor Christmas recital, seemed a bit forced. The drama just wasn't there.
If you're into dance, it's not a bad film, and you probably won't regret watching it, but you won't remember it for long. If you're not into dance, definitely skip it!
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