Now the choreography of the movie is excellent - but the style of dance is about confrontation and aggression And that runs directly contrary to the theme of the movie and is a weakness. Here, we have the story tricked out with issues of belonging - to a fraternity - and dance competitions. STOMP THE YARD is an old-fashioned college movie about someone who shows up for the wrong reasons and slowly comes to recognize that college offers more than a ticket to a life in a foreign realm: last month I looked at ANNAPOLIS SALUTE from 1937 with exactly the same story, and I don't doubt it was decrepit with age then.īut when you're dealing with an old story, the issue is not the age of the plot - we can assume it's used because it works and the question becomes one of details. Reviewed by boblipton 4 / 10 The Emperor's New Clothes
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