This flavourless film about a would-be internet celebrity, from the writer of Step Up 4, doesn’t drag its feet so much as shuffle them indifferently
Despite the patronage of executive producer John Legend, this flavourless dance film took three years to find distribution. Now that it’s here, it doesn’t drag its feet so much as shuffle them with bland indifference. Writer-director John Swetnam has given the boilerplate narrative that underlaid his Step Up 4 screenplay a vaguely zeitgeisty twist, in that Californian suburbanite Casey (Sophia Aguiar) spends her downtime choreographing YouTube clips with her Doritos-ad pals. Can she retain her integrity after a big shot sweeps in with plans to make her a star?
There follow 101 minutes of inanities and inconsistencies, without a consoling trace of the genre’s fleeting pleasures. Again, these teens bemoan their lowly place in the gig economy while hanging out in a loft space...
Despite the patronage of executive producer John Legend, this flavourless dance film took three years to find distribution. Now that it’s here, it doesn’t drag its feet so much as shuffle them with bland indifference. Writer-director John Swetnam has given the boilerplate narrative that underlaid his Step Up 4 screenplay a vaguely zeitgeisty twist, in that Californian suburbanite Casey (Sophia Aguiar) spends her downtime choreographing YouTube clips with her Doritos-ad pals. Can she retain her integrity after a big shot sweeps in with plans to make her a star?
There follow 101 minutes of inanities and inconsistencies, without a consoling trace of the genre’s fleeting pleasures. Again, these teens bemoan their lowly place in the gig economy while hanging out in a loft space...
- 7/25/2018
- by Mike McCahill
- The Guardian - Film News
Title: Breaking Through XLrator Media Director: John Swetnam Writer: John Swetnam Cast: Sophia Aguiar, Jay Ellis, Marissa Heart, Bruna Marquezine, Taeko McCarroll, Jordan Rodrigues, Robert Roldan, Julie Warner, Lindsey Stirling. Performances by Les Twins, The Poreotics and Anitta Running Time: 101 minutes Rated: Not Rated (mild language and implied sexuality) Theatrical, VOD and iTunes release date: October 9, 2015 Available on DVD – Nov. 3, 2015 Casey (Sophia Aguiar) and her dance crew/friends Jj (Jordan Rodrigues), Drew (Robert Roldan), Tara (Marissa Heart), and Michelle (Taeko McCarroll) have been uploading dozens of videos of their dance choreography on YouTube , only to garner 28 views and one comment. Casey works a [ Read More ]
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- 10/16/2015
- by juliana
- ShockYa
Exclusive: Executive producer John Legend and writer-director John Swetnam (Step Up All In and Into the Storm ) have teamed with DanceOn, the multi-channel YouTube network co-founded by Madonna, on a unique casting call for the upcoming dance pic Breaking Through. Dancers will be selected from submissions to the DanceOn site to either perform at a live taped event this month or have their videos appear in the internet generation coming-of-age drama starring Sophia Aguiar and Jordan Rodrigues.
The casting call is the first initiative in the filmmakers’ partnership with DanceOn, a YouTube network created as online community for dancers and dance lovers. DanceOn’s 10 million-plus subscribers and over 2 billion video views also mean that in addition to being a source for undiscovered talent, DanceOn is a strategic promotional partner that’ll put Breaking Through in front of its target audience early on. The venture was founded by Madonna, Guy Oseary,...
The casting call is the first initiative in the filmmakers’ partnership with DanceOn, a YouTube network created as online community for dancers and dance lovers. DanceOn’s 10 million-plus subscribers and over 2 billion video views also mean that in addition to being a source for undiscovered talent, DanceOn is a strategic promotional partner that’ll put Breaking Through in front of its target audience early on. The venture was founded by Madonna, Guy Oseary,...
- 8/18/2014
- by Jen Yamato
- Deadline
Exclusive: Writer-director John Swetnam (Step Up: All In, Into the Storm) and exec producer John Legend have cast the twinkle-toed lineup for their internet-generation dance pic, Breaking Through. Dancer, choreographer, and actress Sophia Aguiar was discovered via YouTube after performing with Beyoncé, Jennifer Lopez, Ne-Yo, Usher, Katy Perry, Justin Timberlake, and Britney Spears. She’ll make her first feature splash in the pic alongside Jordan Rodrigues, who starred on Aussie teen dance drama Dance Academy and currently recurs on ABC Family’s The Fosters. Related: John Legend, ‘Step Up 5′s John Swetnam Prepping Found Footage Dance Pic ‘Breaking Through’ Swetnam’s casting search […]...
- 7/22/2014
- Deadline
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