You Got Served (2004)

musical drama
directed by : Christopher B.Stoke
featuring : Marques Houston - Omari Grandberry - Jarell Houston - Jennifer Freeman
running time : 1 hour 34 minutes
The teen dance boy bands B2K and IMx star in the teen dance musical You Got Served, directed by boy band manager Christopher B.Stokes. Best friends Elgin (Marques Houston) and David (Omarion) lead a crew of street dancers. They must come up with the best moves in order to defeat the challenging town in the local dance contest called the Big Bounce. Group dynamics are tested when David tries to date Elgin's sister Liyah (Jennifer Freeman). Meagan Good plays Liyah's friend Beautifull. Standup comedian Steve Harvey plays dance battle organizer Mr. Rad. Hip-hop star Lil' Kim appears in a cameo and contributes to the soundtrack.

You too will be "served" if you're actually looking for anything new or exciting in this piece of fluff. From the cardboard cutout scenarios to the rotten chops of its actors, just about the only life in this stinker comes out of juiced-up dance competitions half of which are too poorly shot to understand in the first place. Characters are purely paint-by-number jobs who fall in love on a whim or bust up life-long partnerships only to satisfy the marginal plot devices that fuel this bland urban tale. Hardly living up to the train-wreck status which other teen-pop idols have consistently churned out in their crossover film careers, You Got Served instead relishes in its mediocrity, thereby draining any real cheese factor for those brave enough to watch it. If you're a MTV-born Britney baby, this glossy snoozefest might be for you anyone else shouldn't bother.