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High Strung (2016)
Directed by Michael Damian
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When a hip hop violinist busking in the New York subway encounters a classical dancer on scholarship at the Manhattan Conservatory of the Arts, sparks fly. With the help of a hip hop dance crew they must find a common ground while preparing for a competition that could change their lives forever.
Rated PG | Length 96 minutes
Actors
Keenan Kampa | Nicholas Galitzine | Sonoya Mizuno | Jane Seymour | Richard Southgate | Paul Freeman | Marcus Emanuel Mitchell | Maia Morgenstern | Anabel Kutay | John Silver | Ian Eastwood | Comfort Fedoke | Corinne Holt | Lorenzo Cammarota | Tom Russell | Simon A. Mendoza | Miranda Wilson | Olivier Raynal | Claudiu Trandafir | Andrew Pleavin | Tomi May | Dragos Savulescu | David Lipper | Giulia Nahmany | Nigel Barber | Jimmy Townsend | Oxana Moravec | Vlad Radescu | James Longshore | Toto Dumitrescu
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/04/2020 | TV | Streaming | Video on Demand | 7 stars |
| (Average) 7 stars |
Viewing Notes
Given the premise this movie is so much better than anyone could imagine. For a Step Up copycat. New girl (Keenan Kampa) starts at a music/dance academy in NYC and falls for subway street performer violinist bad boy (Nicholas Galitzine). Lots of drama and dance battles ensue with a big finale that combines the violinist w/ballet dancing and street dancing. It’s wonderful. I don’t think this made it to theaters but if it did I’d be deeply sad that I missed it.
I appreciate that they actually did on location filming in NYC not just establishing shots yet most of the inside sets were done in Romania on a sound stage.
Sonoya Mizuno is in this and I knew I recognized her but I could not place her. Of course after the movie I checked and sure enough she’s in a bunch of movies I love (small parts which is why I couldn’t immediately place her). She’s great and should get bigger roles in films.
I dunno if this movie is available on Blu (I watched via Hulu) but I’d own this and include it in a dance movie marathon I’d love to do someday.
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