You Got Served Movie Review 2004

Friends David (Grandberry) and Elgin (Houston)--both from real-life hip hop groups, B2K and IMx, respectively--have a falling out before the big street-dance contest that could earn them $50,000. David is a bit of a tomcat and wants to date Elgin's cute sister, Liyah (Freeman). There's also the issue of the busted drug run. This is about as complex as the story gets. Rookie writer-director Stokes--also of B2K with music-video directing credits--puts all the dancers' energy and talent out there but chops up the segments, thus diminishing the overall effect. Oh and, just to be clear, "you got served" means "I beat you...and BAD." So there.

Distribution

Sony Pictures Home Video, Sony Pictures Plz., 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, CA 90232, Phone: (310)244-7306, Fax: (310)280-2485, URL: http://www.spe.sony.com, Remarks: Formerly Columbia Tristar Home Entertainment

Available on DVD
Running time 94 minutes.
Originally from United States.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Dance Fever, Hip-Hop/Rap, L.A., Brothers & Sisters, African America

Screenplay

Christopher B. Stokes

Cast

Marques Houston, Michael "Bear" Taliferro, Omari (Omarion) Grandberry, Jarell (J-Boog) Houston, DeMario (Raz B) Thornton, Dreux (Lil' Fizz) Frederic, Jennifer Freeman, Christopher Jones, Meagan Good, Steve Harvey, Jackee

Cinematography

David Hennings

Director

Christopher B. Stokes

Music

Tyler Bates

Other

Kimberly (Lil' Kim) Jones, Stephen Hunter Flick, Barry Cole, Earl Watson, Jason Weil, Kitty Doris-Bates, Ca-Trece Mas'sey, Maxine Shepard