CNS Movie Review: Stomp the Yard

Stomp the Yard

By David DiCerto
Catholic News Service

NEW YORK (CNS) -- In "Stomp the Yard" (Screen Gems), a Los Angeles street dancer, DJ (Columbus Short), relocates to Atlanta following his brother's tragic death to attend a prestigious black university.

After exhibiting his hip-hop moves at a local club, he is recruited by members of a fraternity to help them dethrone their campus rivals as reigning national champs of "stepping," a traditional style of synchronized dance popular among African-American fraternities.

He falls for April (Meagan Good), the girlfriend of his cocky competition, Grant (Darrin Henson). Complicating matters further, April's protective father (Allan Louis), the school's president, disapproves of her dating DJ and uses his office to thwart the romance.

Directed by Sylvain White, the athleticism of the choreography and Short's charisma energize a flimsy and formulaic script.

The film contains some brief violence including a shooting and brawling, sexually suggestive dance moves, a condom reference, sexual innuendo, some crude language and a few instances of profanity. The USCCB Office for Film & Broadcasting classification is A-III -- adults. The Motion Picture Association of America rating is PG-13 -- parents strongly cautioned. Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13.

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DiCerto is on the staff of the Office for Film & Broadcasting of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. More reviews are available online at www.usccb.org/movies.

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