Make It Happen (2008)

What a waste of my time!!!

Disturbing yet enthralling

This film is so real. It treats its characters with so much care and sensitivity.

One of the best movies of the year! Incredible from the beginning to the end.

As another comment here pointed it out, this movie has lots in common with "Coyote Ugly". But it also reminded me of "Save the Last Dance", as the main character played there also auditioned for a famous dance school performing a dance routine that mixed classic ballet moves with modern hip hop ones. Also in both movies the main characters have lost their mothers (both of whom, if I remember this correctly 'cause it's been a while since I saw "Save the Last Dance", are dead). I actually looked rapidly at a couple of comments before deciding whether to watch "Make It Happen" or not after seeing the trailer, so I knew what to expect and I wasn't disappointed - that is because they updated the music, changed a little the location and the style, but all in all re-proposed two stories that had already been successful in the past (so we could consider it some sort of remake). From this point of view it wasn't that bad:P

This is by far THE worst dance movie ever to be released,in my opinion it is boring and a waste of time. I find it very hard to believe that the actress who plays Lauren has ever received any form of dance training. She lacks rhythm and skill and i have seen monkeys dance better! She never seems to be able to dance in time to the music either, always pausing or moving too fast. Very very annoying. The storyline is total rubbish as well. I didn't think it could get much worse than Save the Last Dance 2 but i was clearly proved wrong with this one. This film is not a patch on the original dance movies like Dirty Dancing and the 1st Save the Last Dance and it certainly does not deserve to be put in the same category as these. Don' waste your time watching it!

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.

I saw Make it Happen this morning and thoroughly enjoyed the film. I found the plot to be intelligent, original, interesting and emotionally engaging. I thought all of the characters in some way evoked my sympathy and the standard of acting was excellent. I enjoyed the romance and felt there was real 'chemistry' in those scenes. There wasn't as much dancing and music as I expected, but for me that didn't matter since I was more interested in the story. (Having said that, I enjoyed what dancing and music there was very much!) I don't see why anyone of a romantic nature (male or female) wouldn't thoroughly enjoy this film. It has everything I look for in a movie - and plenty of it. Highly recommended.