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First things first: I’m a fan of Breakin’ 2: Electric Boogaloo. What child of the ’80s isn’t? Unfortunately, You Got Served is no Breakin’ 3. Although the dance sequences are impressive, and Christopher Stokes, the writer/director, includes a good number, the rest of the film is often unintentionally funny. The predictable plot revolves around two best friends (Omarion and Marques Houston of B2K and IMX, respectively), their dance crew, and the challenges they face leading up to the film’s climactic dance competition. Will they win? Take a guess. Omarion and Houston make a half-hearted effort at developing their characters, but there’s not much anyone could have done with the script they were handed. And though they try hard to look cool dancing outside during a thunderstorm, they’re no Gene Kellys. The dance contests have an energy the rest of the film lacks — too bad the dancing occasionally breaks out into a terrible movie. (93 minutes)
BY BROOKE HOLGERSON
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