SERIOUSLY. This is what the crap Hollywood still puts out?

A film of deceptively outspoken contemporary relevance, this is cinema at its most alert, alarming and alive.

If you're interested in the topic at hand, you should just watch it and judge yourself because the reviews have gone very biased by people that didn't even watch it and just hate (or love) the creator. I liked it, it was well written, narrated, and directed and it was about a topic that interests me.

The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.

Compared to the first one, this is too whack for any viewing. Looked like Tyler Perry hijacked the production. Sorry for being honest but they should have done a better job.

On the merits of the original Stomp the Yard movie alone I decided to watch this movie with my wife. We both enjoyed Columbus Short, Chris Brown, Meagan Good, and the rest of the great cast, along with the nicely choreographed and impressively skilled stepping. The cinematography - as far as dance movies of this type goes - was professional looking as well. (How Columbus Short's character, DJ Williams, could have been tagged with the murder of Chris Brown's character is a MAJOR hole in the movie, but that's another story.) So onto the sequel: it starts out promising enough, with a "battle" in the street. One dancer is clearly superior to anyone else there - but guess what - he's not the main character! (In fact, I don't recall seeing him again after that scene.) We see the movie's main character, Chance, played by Collins Pennie, do his best stuff. He has one trick move (a flip of some kind), and the rest of his repertoire is nothing impressive - not even by local dance club standards! Already, we're off to a bad start. Next, we're introduced to Chance's environment at work and school. A love triangle is portrayed between his current love interest (girlfriend??) and an old flame (who manages to throw herself at Chance while keeping it a secret from her current boyfriend). This sub-plot doesn't add anything to the movie, due to the shallow depth of the character development and the unoriginal and typical course of events. Some family tension with his uncle, played by Keith David (the ONLY recognizable actor in the movie, other than Columbus Short), accounts for another ho-hum and unoriginal sub-plot. A few words on Chance as the main character should be offered. Unlike the original movie, in which DJ played a highly talented, considerate, and likable person who had integrity and showed he could learn from his selfish behavior from the past, Chance is neither talented nor likable. All of his problems are brought upon himself due to his own self-focus. This is a big detriment to movie, having an unlikeable main character.Due to some unscrupulous characters from the opening scene that have put Chance in a compromising situation, Chance is faced with a dilemma about whether or not he should dance in the final competition. In the midst of this situation, DJ Williams (Columbus Short) has a cameo appearance, in which he talks for maybe a minute or two. His performance is a much-needed breath of fresh air for this film, which has been drowning for a while. DJ gives another short speech before the final competition - likewise gratifying to watch. Sorry, sports fans, you don't get to see DJ dance in this film - he's just there as an alumnus for moral support. (By the way, I half-way expected to see a wedding ring on DJ's finger, as an allusion to his relationship with his girlfriend April (Meagan Good) from the first movie. However,no such luck.) I could tell you how it ends, but suffice it to say that the ending is just as shallow and blah as most of the film. Other than the two cameos by DJ, this movie has nothing worthwhile to offer, and it can't end soon enough. Keith David (Chance's uncle) is a fine actor, but this script did not give him sufficient latitude to flex his acting muscle like I've seen in other films. Should a sequel to this movie ever come out, I'll definitely read some reviews before deciding to watch it.

Stomp The Yard was a great standalone film, and never really needed a sequel. Sometimes sequels work, sometimes they don't. Unfortunately, STY2: Homecoming is the latter. STY2 was made on the cheap and it's really obvious. The characters are lacklustre, the acting is awful, the visual quality is poor and everything just seems very unfinished. It's not polished, slick or funny like the original. It's dark, jerky and hard to follow. If you are a huge fan of the original, i'd recommend watching it purely for Columbus Short's monologue later in the movie. He's the only saving grace in this car crash, and the sole reason for a 3 star review. This movie is cheap, nasty and super disappointing. Give it a miss and watch the original instead.

OK... First hearing about the sequel I was pretty much excited being that I enjoyed the first one especially the cast. But boy was I let down. The dancing and the stepping was horrible; it feels like they didn't even try to surpass the moves they did in the first film; if anything it fell way too short. The cast on the other hand; mixed reviews on that one (some could act and some couldn't). The storyline was pretty much generic and boring. The movie is 1hr and 27mins but at some points felt longer due to its slow pace and not being as entertaining. However I gave the movie 5/10 because although it didn't meet my expectations I would not say its the worse movie every made besides I added an extra star because the scenes Columbus Short was in put a smile on my face (THETA WHAT?).*Don't be discouraged by my review; its all subjective. You just may like it; it just did not exceed my expectations.