American Girls 5: Que la meilleure gagne!
Lina Cruz and her family move from the urban streets of East Los Angeles to the sunny beach town of Malibu, where at her new school, she attempts to beat competitive cheer coach Avery in the... Read allLina Cruz and her family move from the urban streets of East Los Angeles to the sunny beach town of Malibu, where at her new school, she attempts to beat competitive cheer coach Avery in the Spirit Championships.Lina Cruz and her family move from the urban streets of East Los Angeles to the sunny beach town of Malibu, where at her new school, she attempts to beat competitive cheer coach Avery in the Spirit Championships.
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- Cholo
- (as Christopher 'War' Martinez)
- Isabel
- (as Laura Ceron)
- Avery
- (as Rachele Smith)
- Christina
- (as Nikki Soohoo)
- Whitney
- (as Brittany Carson)
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Okay, about the movie itself. The first bit, oh, cr... I was already thinking up a super-negative headline. Let me say one thing straight. Christina Milian as the lead girl, no way. Old enough to be a teacher. In the patio training scene with personal favorite Sky, there you see real youth, real delicate movements. The weak link in the whole thing is a performance that just alienated me from the get-go. It did get better. But the damage was done...
To the reviewers complaining about not understanding, well, if you're watching on DVD, switch to subtitles. One round of that, next time you won't need it. It is a pretty valid point if you're not watching on DVD, though. I would not have been able to catch what was said.
I ended up enjoying it immensely. And if The Raven compliments, well, take it as a feather in your cap.
The thing that bugged me the most, and bugged me in past movies too, was the cheering. They go to these competitions and break the rules. Some of the stunts they did were illegal and would not have made it in a real competition. You might be thinking, "How would you know?" I used to be a competition cheerleader and dancer. My coach made sure we knew the rules inside and out. If they did some of the stunts they did in this movie, they would have never won or made it that far. Safety is big in the cheerleading world and those rules are made for safety. Breaking them is a big no no.
Another thing is that the main team's dance at the end sucked. It was sloppy, uncreative, and just bad. I, and the other girl's I cheered with, agreed that the other team (with the "bad girl" character) did a much better job. It was insulting to see the main team do so badly and be treated as if they were awesome. In past Bring It On movies the final dance those teams did were so much better.
Finally, the acting. The whole cast wasn't horrible, but a few of the actresses over acted and seemed to be trying to hard.
So overall, unless you have time to waste, don't watch this movie. Watch the other Bring On Movies before you watch this. It is a waste of time and a waste of a movie.
First off, setting up the story is poorly done for this movie. The writers failed to set up the story by excluding important details eg: it's not explained how Lina's Mom and rich stepdad met since they come from different socioeconomic worlds. So how did they meet?
In general, the characters need more depth, but maybe there's an exception for a cheerleading movie. The character growth is underdeveloped but central themes of love, friendship, and family kept this movie together.
The acting is good, but the scenes didn't make sense eg: How did these teenagers have their party at a club? Yet sodas were on the tables lol. The characters were over the top with Latino stereotypes from East LA. But I LOVE the dancing, LOVE the music, and Christina Millan is hot when she appears on the screen. And I love Lina's friends!
My biggest complaint is that the movie has too many Latino stereotypes throughout. Overall, this movie deserved it's current 5/10 rating because the consistent stereotypes were offensive and uncomfortable to watch.
Anyway, I hope my review was helpful :)
Peace out!
Did you know
- TriviaThe movie was filmed at locations around Malibu.
- GoofsCatalina says she's Cuban-American, but she uses words or slang that are not Cuban at all. For example, she says "SOIS familia" which is, in Spanish, the second-person plural that is only used by people from Spain. Cubans would have said "SON familia" meaning "YOU are family." She also says "Orale," which is a common interjection in Mexican slang only.
- Quotes
Catalina 'Lina' Cruz: This is Sea Lion territory. Don't ever shake your conceited Jag butt over here again!
Avery: Excuse me. Then who's supposed to show your school what a real squad looks like?
Kayla: Not this mariachi band.
Treyvonetta: [aggressively] You're so lucky I found Jesus.
Gloria: [pulls the antagonists apart] Hey, hey, hey...!
Treyvonetta: I didn't use my hands!
Gloria: All right! But you can't *fight* girls like this. They press charges.
Avery: Right. Run away.
- ConnectionsFollowed by American Girls 6: Confrontation mondiale (2017)
- SoundtracksLean Like a Cholo
Performed by Down aka Kilo (as Down)
Written by Down aka Kilo (as Juan Martinez), John Stary and Micheal McEvans
Courtesy of Silent Giant Entertainment
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- Bring It on Cinco
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- Runtime1 hour 42 minutes
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- 1.78 : 1