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Metascore
27 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100Chicago Sun-TimesBill ZweckerChicago Sun-TimesBill ZweckerWithout question, Broadway producer Amanda Lipitz’s brilliant feature film directorial debut is deeply moving and inspirational, but unlike most documentaries it also makes for very entertaining viewing.
- 100Washington PostAnn HornadayWashington PostAnn HornadayA soaring, heart-bursting portrait of a group of intrepid Baltimore high school students guaranteed to bring audiences to their feet — whether out of vicarious triumph, overpowering pure emotion, or simply to pay tribute to the superheroines at the core of its infectiously inspiring story.
- 90The Hollywood ReporterDavid RooneyThe Hollywood ReporterDavid RooneyEmotionally involving material is the key element to a good human-interest documentary, and Lipitz, a Baltimore native with a background in Broadway producing, has tapped into a great story here of adversity, struggle and elevating achievement.
- 90Screen DailyFionnuala HalliganScreen DailyFionnuala HalliganCrowds will be pleased, tears will be shed and audiences should rally to the passion and drama onscreen. The stakes are high in Step.
- 90VarietyGeoff BerkshireVarietyGeoff BerkshireWithout any fuss, Lipitz has made a film deeply rooted in intergenerational relationships between women.
- 83The Film StageJohn FinkThe Film StageJohn FinkStep is a universal story of triumph.
- 75TheWrapRobert AbeleTheWrapRobert AbeleThe competition in Step isn’t just to hit a stage and win a talent prize, but to beat the odds in life. Start figuring out now how to clap and dab away tears at the same time; it’s that kind of experience.
- 75San Francisco ChronicleWalter AddiegoSan Francisco ChronicleWalter AddiegoIt’s a lot to cover in 83 minutes, and you might wish for a little more depth in the girls’ back stories. Then again, the brisk pace is part of what makes the movie a crowdpleaser.
- 50The A.V. ClubIgnatiy VishnevetskyThe A.V. ClubIgnatiy VishnevetskyOver and over, it pitches us reasons to care about these young women—an all-too-perfect example of a documentary that exists to make people feel good for watching it.
- 50Slant MagazineKeith WatsonSlant MagazineKeith WatsonBy fitting Cori, Tayla, and Blessin's lives into a predetermined narrative arc, Step reduces the girls to plucky, up-by-the-bootstraps archetypes.