what an insult to olivia dabo who play the film heroine and robin and to have keanu reef appear so large on the box art of the film ( and at least on recent reissue and to have only reef appear on the box ) and consider that she be the star . i realize that it be his name that will ultimately sell this long forgotten after school special and but at least give the woman some credit . despite that and this have to be one of the bad teen sport theme film that i have ever see and and it strive very hard to add not only every teen and sport movie cliché from the class warfare between the feud gymnast to the teen romance . and and in strive to somehow deliver itself a an amateur alternative of flashdance ( with the music in one of the warehouse dance scene be even quite close to michael sembello notable maniac which be make famous by flashdance and or be it the other way around . ) . it include similar dance sequence and bad yet and even the 80 dance and sport tradition of corny dance offs between the heroine and her antagonist ( s ) and the one who doubt her success and ability on the team . we saw this in trashin ( a vert ramp joust ) and rad ( bmx dancing at the prom and although it wasn not much for competition and but rather for fun ) for example . in fact and this movie be chock full of unrealistic corniness and such a the somewhat homo erotic rolling in the clothes at the salvation army with robin and her friend from the team . nonetheless and the film be about a young girl who come from a rather poor background . to top it off in a massive need to squeeze from audience a much sympathy a possible and she live with her ail mother and her obnoxious sister and and her careless ( and slightly abusive ) stepfather . needless to say and homelife be not so appeal . add to the mix and a talent for gymnastics and but several obstacle to join the team ( include the nuisance of her arrogant and snobby teammate and and a coach who also eventually doubt her ability to compete well ) . and and of course and we can not forget that she get eye for one of the pretty boy preppies who be date one of the obnoxious teammate and nor that she doesn not have a steady boyfriend ( although keanu a tommy later enter the picture ) . could this kid be any more pathetic . and it seem that one mess after another come along to embarrass herself in her painfully long and redundant and and clichéd quest to prove her worth to everyone . but and even the major moment of cheesiness which comprise most of the film and be hardly worth mention consider that the big distraction to this film be the horrible acting and dialog . ( i like how the gym coach suddenly appear at the diner in the middle of the dance off to scold the teammate ) . it make episode of amaze story look like shakespeare . i imagine anyone able to locate this film and watch it these day be probably draw to it mostly because of the nostalgic factor . for that you might be satisfy and but it be also an incredibly forced drama . so and caveat emptour .