Make It Happen

2008 "Hear The Music. Feel The Beat."
5.4| 1h30m| PG-13| en| More Info
Released: 09 December 2008 Released
Producted By: The Mayhem Project
Country: United States of America
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Embarking on a journey to fulfill her dreams as a dancer, a young girl discovers a new style of dance that will prove to be the source of both conflict and self-discovery.

Genre

Drama, Comedy, Music

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Director

Darren Grant

Production Companies

The Mayhem Project

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Make It Happen Audience Reviews

Lightdeossk Captivating movie !
CommentsXp Best movie ever!
Ava-Grace Willis Story: It's very simple but honestly that is fine.
Lela The tone of this movie is interesting -- the stakes are both dramatic and high, but it's balanced with a lot of fun, tongue and cheek dialogue.
Fallen Eye Could someone explain to me please, as to why I'm giving this movie a 4/10, actually... because I'm not quite sure I understand. I should be giving it around 3/10, but for some reason, that feels perhaps a bit too harsh, but man, for a movie with such a title, nothing, absolutely nothing happened in this movie.Mary Elizabeth Winstead is sexy... She is gorgeous. However, every time she danced, or at least, attempted to, this film just kept losing more and more credibility. Then there's that obvious Step Up plot you couldn't even begin to overlook, 3 montages, silly choreography and a climax about as intense as watching paint dry, grass grow and laundry spin... All at one go.This movie felt like a waste of everybody's time. Even the soundtrack was abysmal... But, it's not surprising; Step Up itself is not exactly a masterpiece, and Channing Tatum is just as awful, but at least, Step Up had a little bit of heart.It really should be a 3/10... It honestly should, but, that does feel a bit too rough. 3.9/10.
Alan Wong just bought the above DVD from my local video chain outlet (ie. Video Ezy) where i'm blessed to have it in my possession as my country (ie. Malaysia) has a fairly high amount of pirated DVD's products which causes licensed video shops to have limited movie titles...well, to start off, apparently there were some deleted scenes in the movie where the producer / director decided to remove the story of Dana (ie.Tessa Thompson) getting pregnant and subsequent miscarriage....due to this removal, i guess viewers could not fully appreciate the close relationship between Lauryn (ie.Mary Elizabeth Winstead) and Dana which the scriptwriter wanted to relay but was unfortunately chopped… in summary, some of the movie story reflected Mary's personal real life experiences such as being a ballerina when Lauryn was young, has taste for "off-the-beaten-track" music as composed by Russ (ie. Riley Smith) and I guess due to her holding steadfast to her personal principles, there were no revealing love or kissing scenes in the movie – hurray to Mary! Initially, I've watched this movie over YouTube but now with my TV, I could better appreciate Mary's expressive eyes and innocent looks which I guess you all guys are all infatuated to, like myself…ha..ha… happy viewing
njmollo This film is trash. Pure and simple. Zombie Strippers has better dance sequences and for that matter much better editing as well.Mary Elizabeth Winstead does not convince and her rhythm and grace are truly suspect. I think that might be one of the reasons she pulls a hoodie over her face so the double can step in.There is nothing better than seeing beautifully performed dance on camera. Bob Fosse and Michael Jackson come to mind. They at least had the confidence to show dance moves in entirety without the use of earthquake-cam and rapid cutting.There is no substitute for talent and there is none on show here.
TheUnseenMovieLover To be honest, the only reason that I went to watch this movie at the cinema was because I attend a club which involves dancing. Quite a few of the routines that we do are based on songs or dance sequences from movies such as Step Up. Upon seeing the trailers for Make It Happen, I thought that I should go to see it, just in case we try a routine which is related to the film. Still, I am likely to commend myself if I can remember most of this lacklustre movie in a couple of weeks.Lauryn (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) has dreamt of being a dancer for most of her life. However, after auditioning for the prestigious Chicago School of Music and Dance and being rejected, her hopes are severely damaged. Soon after this failure, she becomes a dancer at a burlesque club called Ruby's, and is a major success. However, Lauryn's family and her dreams soon begin to clash, and she must choose between the two...Make It Happen contains two positive elements. The dance sequences are extremely sexy and are also packed with confident energy. In the lead role, Mary Elizabeth Winstead is instantly likable and human. She isn't terrific, but she is still good enough that she puts the rest of the cast (who seem to be waiting for their pay cheques) to shame.Unfortunately, apart from the dancing and Winstead's performance, the movie falls flat. The plot is utterly predictable, the writing and direction are incredibly lazy and the pacing drags. This just feels like an attempt to cash in on the big public response to movies such as the High School Musical and Step Up instalments.So, my recommendation is to give this film a miss. I'm not really a fan of this type of movie, but I don't think that even hardcore fans will be satisfied by this superficial product. If you're looking for a good, enjoyable and pure musical experience at the cinema, it's still not too late to catch Mamma Mia!