That humiliation (and not the endless fruitless auditions, apparently) convinces everyone but Sean that it's time to give up on Hollywood and head back to Miami. It will probably be no spoiler to say that Sean and the Mob lose this dance-off. There they run into Jasper and his entourage, and after a ridiculously long 'Oh yeah?' exchange the filmmakers clearly hoped would create 'WILL THERE OR WON'T THERE BE A DANCE-OFF?!' suspense, a dance-off does in fact ensue. After one in which the job was given to Jasper (Stephen 'Stev-o' Jones) and his Grim Knights group before the Mob could even audition, Sean and company decide what they need is a beer at a bar. Sean (Ryan Guzman) and his Mob crew from 'Step Up Revolution' are chasing their dance dreams in Los Angeles, going to audition after audition to no avail.

And so it is with 'Step Up All In,' the fifth (!) installment in the dance series. It's when directors and screenwriters try to make A Meaningful Story that they get in trouble. The plot (and acting) is usually completely secondary, but as long as the dancing is strong, no one really cares. Listen, no one goes into dance movies expecting a strong story line.

A wise dance teacher once told her students that even if they messed up their performance, as long as they started and finished strong that's all the audience would remember.ДЄlas, the finale of 'Step Up All In' - a well-paced dance number that was a pleasing mix of hip-hop meets steampunk with a dash of 'Mad Max' - was not enough to make this audience forget all that had preceded it.

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