CORPORATE LINE: “Bring It On 3” is a sassy and spirited production with new moves, new music and eye-popping dance sequences. Britney Allen (Hayden Panettiere) is living the dream — the cheerleader’s dream. At the elite seaside campus of Pacific Vista High School, Britney is captain of the cheerleading squad and the envy of everyone at school — including one overly-ambitious teammate. When Britney hears about a forthcoming audition for a top cheer squad to appear in recording star Rihanna’s upcoming television special, she is determined that her Pirates cheer squad will capture the coveted spot. But Britney’s life turns from cheer-topia to cheer-tastrophe when her father’s job takes her family to Crenshaw Heights, a multi-ethnic working-class neighborhood east of Los Angeles. At her new school, Britney is viewed with suspicion by most of the students, especially by Camille (Solange Knowles Smith), the overly confident and acerbic leader of the Crenshaw Heights Warriors cheerleading squad. No one is more surprised than Camille, however, when Britney proves herself and secures a spot on the Warriors’ cheer squad. Britney and her new teammates work feverishly to prepare for the audition for Rihanna, incorporating some edgy new moves into their performance. Now the pressure is on, as the Warriors find themselves locked in a high-stakes cheer-off with Pacific Vista, Britney’s old school! During the climactic, no-holds-barred fight to the finish, friendships, loyalties and talents are tested — but only one team can come out on top.
THE REVIEW: Bring It On is the third in the line of the Bring It On series. This film is little more than cashing checks—but the fact that is direct-to-video speaks volumes about the movie itself.
All Or Nothing is a teenage film through-and-through. The entire premise of All Or Nothing has been mined in teenage movies before. Cool kid goes to bad school. Cool kid must prove themselves. Cool kid loses friends. Cool kid must go against old school that rejects them once they crossed to bad school. The only difference is it being a cheerleader movie.
THE EXTRAS: There is a gag Reel, “Behind The Cheers” featurette, “Cheer Camp: From Wannabe To Cheerleader” featurette, “Break it Down” dance tutorial, and finally “From The Street To The Set” featurette with Lil “C” and Richmond.
FRANKLY: Bring It On: All Or Nothing could have been thirty minute shorter. It’s so full of fluff you lose interest early on and never gain it back.
+ Charlie Craine
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