Out of Step

2002
PG
1h 30m

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Graced with the instinctive ability to dance, Jenny Thomas wants nothing more than to become a professional dancer. All of her hard work pays off when she is accepted to a prominent dance pr... Read allGraced with the instinctive ability to dance, Jenny Thomas wants nothing more than to become a professional dancer. All of her hard work pays off when she is accepted to a prominent dance program in New York. Against her mother's will, but with her father's support, Jenny leaves ... Read allGraced with the instinctive ability to dance, Jenny Thomas wants nothing more than to become a professional dancer. All of her hard work pays off when she is accepted to a prominent dance program in New York. Against her mother's will, but with her father's support, Jenny leaves her small Mormon town in Utah and heads to New York to pursue her dream. She soon finds he... Read all

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1jalapenoman

This is an extended seminary video

If you cheered for Tom Trails, you'll love this movie. If you cried with Like Unto Us, you'll love this movie. Yes, Mormons, this film is nothing more than a 90 minute extended seminary video disguised as a theatrical film. It is a morality play that teaches us the evils of dating non-Mormons and how much fun life at the institute can really be. While it is not as bad as The Home Teachers, it may be (along with Pride and Prejudice and The R.M.) in a fight for second place on the worst film in the LDS sub-genre. Don't waste your money on the DVD, even if you do want to support LDS cinema and films. Instead, spend your money on The Singles Ward or The Best Two Years.

FosterBK-1

Out of 701 People one "person" didn't like it!

I saw "Out of Step" in a large theater with about 700 people. (Trolley Corners in SLC) From the reaction I was seeing, I can't believe everyone didn't like it. (They must have been the one or two people who posted the negative comments for their review) Even some of my closest LDS and non-LDS friends saw the movie, and they thought it was really good.especially the music in the film. Even the Salt Lake Tribune gave it 3 stars out of 4. (Not bad for the local non-LDS newspaper)

I guess if re-runs of "Leave it to Beaver" are your favorite "shows" to watch, then you better not go see this film.

I thought this movie could have had two titles. "Out of Step" or "I Almost Married a Mormon"

This movie has a great message for people of any religious of group. The only thing that stinks about this movie is that it's not out on DVD yet!

1dingle96

Out of Step is Out of Place

I saw Out of Step with my family this weekend (mainly because I know the lead actress). All I can say is that this movie makes The Singles Ward look like Academy Award Winner material. The lines were so bad and full of cliches that I think someone in a high school TV Productions class could do better. The acting was pretty weak and the editing and cinematography was probably done by someone who has never taken a film class.

I hated this movie in so many ways. I want to scream just thinking about it. Please please if we must make movies about Mormon culture, let them at least be watchable.

5lollipop006

Don't get it wrong

It is true there are a lot of negative things to be said about this film, but it was also very well done for what they had to work with. Yes, maybe some of the actors weren't the best and maybe it was a little corny, but aren't we all? Yes, the main character makes some very immoral decisions, but if anyone knew anything about any kind of plot it is that the purpose of conflicts like these are to see how the character resolves them. No one is perfect and this film shows how we can repent after a mistake. If anyone thinks the point of the film was to show how immoral this girl is, they are wrong. The message is what matters for this film.

byupaintcrew

Nice try and that's all...

We saw this film hoping that its technical problems would not be so noticable because the story would draw us in. We did not enjoy this movie at all. A few amusing moments, but nothing more. Some scenes, inparticular the scene with the mother and daughter in the kitchen were very poorly staged. It seemed like a bad rehearsal that was stuck into the movie. I'm sure it won't be so bad on video, but definitely not a movie to see on the big screen. Who wants to see a close up on a face that is over-lit and out of focus on a fifty foot screen? Ryan Little's efforts as the DP in The Singles Ward was much more rewarding. Mormon movies can be good, but this one wasn't.

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Trivia
Jenny's dance double, who performs in one of the opening scenes, was three months pregnant at the time of filming. She didn't happen to mention it to the director until after the shoot.

Goofs
When Jenny drops her purse, David helps her by picking up five items that she left behind. In the next shot David only gives her one item.

Quotes
Keisha: They've got screwed up beliefs.
Jenny Thomas: Oh Keisha.
Keisha: Oh, I'm sorry, do you have friends out there? But I studied up on it, it's a cult. They don't believe in grace, they don't believe in the true Jesus -
Jenny Thomas: Did you know I'm Mormon?
Keisha: [Embarrassed] I feel stupid now. I didn't mean to be so harsh. But Jenny do you really believe all that stuff?
Jenny Thomas: Yeah I do.
Keisha: You need to step back and take a look at this.
Jenny Thomas: Wait, a minute ago we were talking about protecting other people's faiths and now it seems you're trying to tearing down mine, do you see what a double standard that is?
Keisha: My goal is to help people and Jenny, Jesus is the only way to heaven.
Jenny Thomas: I believe that.
Keisha: Well from what I read you don't.
Jenny Thomas: Well I think I know what I believe and don't.
Keisha: We'll just have to agree or disagree about this, but thanks for coming Jenny.