Official Movie Website Theatrical Release 01/25/08 Home Video Not Available MPAA Rating Rated PG-13 for sexual content and language Running Time 1 hour 31 minutes Genre Romance, Drama Director Richard LaGravenese Writer Richard LaGravenese, Steven Rogers Cast Gerard Butler, Gina Gershon, Harry Connick, Hilary Swank, James Marsters, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Jr., Kathy Bates, Lisa Kudrow Studio Paramount Vantage |
HOW SHE MOVE (2008)
SYNOPSIS
Bursting with raw talent and intelligence, Raya
Green (Wesley), the daughter of Jamaican
immigrants, has always been the family’s one great
hope. She won the rare chance to break out of their
drug and crime-infested neighborhood when she
was accepted into the exclusive Seaton Academy.
But when her sister dies of an overdose, the family
is shattered and Raya is forced to return to the place
she tried so hard to escape.
It’s not easy to go back – especially when one-time
friends, including the tough minded Michelle
(Armstrong), see Raya as a stuck-up traitor who left
the community behind. Feeling trapped and looking
for a way out, Raya learns about a step competition
with a $50,000 cash prize that could change her
fate. Most of the crews that win the big money are
all male, forcing Raya to fight her way in as the sole
female member of the Jane Street Junta (JSJ), led
by the reining champ of the local steppin’ scene
Bishop (Murphy). As sparks begin to fly between
Raya and Bishop, a false move by Raya leaves her
without a crew, and she finds herself in a battle
between her loyalty, her determination, her family’s
ambitions and her heart. As the big contest
approaches, she realizes it’s no longer just about
the money or the opportunity, but also the one thing
that she’s been missing in her life: a sense of self.
.-- ©Paramount Vantage
Bursting with raw talent and intelligence, Raya
Green (Wesley), the daughter of Jamaican
immigrants, has always been the family’s one great
hope. She won the rare chance to break out of their
drug and crime-infested neighborhood when she
was accepted into the exclusive Seaton Academy.
But when her sister dies of an overdose, the family
is shattered and Raya is forced to return to the place
she tried so hard to escape.
It’s not easy to go back – especially when one-time
friends, including the tough minded Michelle
(Armstrong), see Raya as a stuck-up traitor who left
the community behind. Feeling trapped and looking
for a way out, Raya learns about a step competition
with a $50,000 cash prize that could change her
fate. Most of the crews that win the big money are
all male, forcing Raya to fight her way in as the sole
female member of the Jane Street Junta (JSJ), led
by the reining champ of the local steppin’ scene
Bishop (Murphy). As sparks begin to fly between
Raya and Bishop, a false move by Raya leaves her
without a crew, and she finds herself in a battle
between her loyalty, her determination, her family’s
ambitions and her heart. As the big contest
approaches, she realizes it’s no longer just about
the money or the opportunity, but also the one thing
that she’s been missing in her life: a sense of self.
.-- ©Paramount Vantage
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