Bravetown 2015

     The original title of this film was Strings.  Josh is living with his mother in New York and he works at a dance club doing the deejay job.  One of his friends gives him a pill and it sends him to the emergency room for stomach pumping.  Josh has been in trouble before and the judge sentences him to mandatory counseling and he’s to live with his father.  Josh’s mother takes him to the bus depot and he’s off onto another life in North Dakota.  Josh is a total loner and he wants to stay that way until he sees how awful the school dance team can be.  He does some mixing for them and they have their first win in a competition. 

     When Josh was living in New York, I thought he was much older at the dance club.  I was surprised when he showed up at high school to register.  This town is different because a lot of the men have signed up to go to wars and they haven’t come back.  Most of their relatives don’t want to talk about it and no one goes to the cemetery except Josh on his way home.  I didn’t know this was a dance film with completions like Stomp the Yard and Step Up. 3* (This movie is OK)

112 min, Drama directed by Daniel Duran with Josh Duhamel, Kherington Payne, Maria Bello, Laura Dern, Lucas Till, Tom Everett Scott, Katrina Norman, Jae Head, Megan Trainer, Sharlene Taule, Ali Tataryn.

Note:  Imdb 6.1 out of 10, 20% critic 54% audience, Roger Ebert 2 ½*, Amazon 3.8* out of 5* with 87 reviews.

Special Note:  This movie was filmed in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.