
Unable to afford the tuition needed to fund her private school education, Rayanna or Raya (Rutina Wesley) returns to her family home in the city while reluctantly re-evaluating her future. Upon learning that the top prize for an upcoming step-dancing competition is $50,000, Raya uses her impressive moves to earn a coveted slot in her good friend Bishop's (Dwain Murphy) predominantly male JSJ crew. Isolated from the local females due to jealousy and separated from her fellow d... (Full plot summary below)
Enjoy FREE movies and series with your Prime (USA) subscription or when you start a 30-day free trial!
Links compiled using automated software. Availability of offers subject to change / might be region specific / out of date.
Unable to afford the tuition needed to fund her private school education, Rayanna or Raya (Rutina Wesley) returns to her family home in the city while reluctantly re-evaluating her future. Upon learning that the top prize for an upcoming step-dancing competition is $50,000, Raya uses her impressive moves to earn a coveted slot in her good friend Bishop's (Dwain Murphy) predominantly male JSJ crew. Isolated from the local females due to jealousy and separated from her fellow dancers by gender, the ambitious dancer is subsequently kicked-off the team for showing off during a preliminary competition. Now, if Raya has any hope of realizing her medical school dreams, she will have to either earn back Bishop's trust or organize her own dance crew and start over from scratch. In the end, she eventually learns "how she move".
Leave your thoughts about How She Move.
| Flick FilosopherMaryAnn JohansonIt's a little bit earnest, it's a little bit afterschool-special-y, but its young newcomer cast is highly appealing, its spirit is honest and affecting. |
| Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckHow She Move doesn't exactly break any new ground. But the terrific dance numbers on display should please its teenage target audience. |
| Cleveland Plain DealerJulie WashingtonHow She Move is fun to watch while it's on its feet and moving. But when the music stops, so does our consideration. |
| Christian Science MonitorM. K. TerrellThe plot is serviceable enough, but it's really just an excuse to showcase some remarkably original choreography and athletic dancing. |
| Minneapolis Star TribuneColin CovertHow She Move was nominated for the grand jury and audience award prizes at last year's Sundance Film Festival thanks to its ingratiating sincerity, a winning cast and musical numbers that could rouse the dead. Or even the Norwegian. |
| Milwaukee Journal SentinelMack BatesHow She Move is a solid addition to the dance genre's dance card. |
| Chicago ReaderJ. R. JonesThis step-dancing drama is mired in cliche, but with its dingy ghetto settings and hardened, despondent young characters, it's marginally more interesting than Stomp the Yard. |
| Let's Not ListenTricia OlszewskiHow She Move is as lazy about its good intentions as most of the other recent dance dramas that may vaguely come to mind. |
| Sacramento BeeCarla MeyerThe dance scenes in How She Move are so vibrant and infectious that they glide the movie past its script problems. |
| Kansas City StarJason HeckDon't go for the plot. Go for the dancing. It's electrifying. |