High Strung

High Strung(2016)

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04/08/2016 (US)Music, Romance, Drama1h 36m
7.0

"See the music. Hear the dance."

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When a hip hop violinist busking in the New York subway encounters a classical dancer on scholarship at the Manhattan Conservatory of the Arts, sparks fly. With the help of a hip hop dance crew they must find a common ground while preparing for a competition that could change their lives forever.

Michael Damian

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Janeen Damian

Writer

Michael Damian

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High Strung (also known as Free Dance) is a 2016 American drama film directed by Michael Damian and written by Janeen Damian and Michael Damian. The film stars Keenan Kampa, Nicholas Galitzine, Jane Seymour, Sonoya Mizuno, Richard Southgate and Paul Freeman. It tells the story of a hip hop violinist busking in the New York subway who meets a classical dancer on scholarship at the Manhattan Conservatory of the Arts. With the help of a hip hop dance crew they must find a common ground while preparing for a competition that could change their lives forever. A sequel, High Strung Free Dance, was released theatrically in 2019. Jane Seymour is the only one of the original cast returned for the sequel.

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High Strung Official Trailer 1 (2016) - Jane Seymour Movie HD

High Strung Official Trailer 1 (2016) - Jane Seymour Movie HD

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A review by Reno
6.0

Written on December 14, 2016

**A violinist meets a dancer: A love story.**

That's a freaky poster, but the film was good. You know there are dance flicks even worse than this, especially, it was once a trendy theme, but now nothing impressive. In that perspective, this film was a relief, a decently made film. So dance flick means people expect extraordinary moves and music, but in this, they had kept them simple. They did not press hard on either street dance or the classical dance. It was kind of fusion between them and in addition to that live music like mainly violin.

I don't know anybody from the cast or the director, but it does not look like a B movie/indie, because the production quality was excellent. Even the story was somewhat cliché, yet enjoyable, mainly for its around 90 minute narration. I mean being a short and a decent pace with the good performances and musics and dances, this film can be easily become a dance flick of the year.

The film is not just for youngsters, but for everyone. The matured contents like maintaining the decency from the dialogues to the pictures, nothing obscene in it. A perfect PG film, the majority would like it or not, but surely will be entertained. Having lots of good quality, I did not like it entirely. In some parts it looked just fake to me like in the real world kind. I would say watch it, but don't expect too much, especially twist or surprises. It's really a nice film.

_6/10_