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It's entirely possible that sending the audience out feeling lousy was intentional

Although I seem to have had higher expectations than I thought, the movie is super entertaining.

By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.

If I didn't knew "Jump In" was a Disney Channel movie, I would guessed it was a TV movie from another channel. This urban-oriented flick is a rare DC flick with a more mature feel and tone and it genuinely feels like a TV movie from a more mature channel. While it's still a light-hearted film, "Jump In" is the least cheesy Disney Channel flick I've seen. It seems as the executives of Disney woke up and decided to made a DC flick aimed for a older teen group, although kids and tween's can still safely enjoy the film.And to be honest, it's good to see a DC film which isn't overwhelmingly sugar coated. Anyhow, "Jump In" is still a cute and lighthearted movie. It's nice and refreshing to see a urban film with almost an entirely Afro-American cast (which is something they should tried out for "The Princess and the Frog") from Disney Channel. While the story and moral is quite traditional, the film delivers a valuable message to the viewers and comes off with a quite decent drama, insuring the story's mature tone.Although none of the acting is Oscar-worthy, the cast are a good fit for their roles; Keke Palmer is adorable and likable as Mary, David Rievers is a good TV-dad, Kylee Russell is a cute little sister for Izzy without outshining the other cast, while Patrick Johnson Jr is credible as Izzy's hostile nemesis Rodney. Those who watches "Hannah Montana" will recognize "Amber" (Shanica Knowles) as Mary's friend Shauna and Shanica delivers a decent performance. And Izzy's two friends Chuck (Masin Elsadig) and L'ilEarl (Micah Williams) are amusing.It's no strange that Disney wanted Corbin Bleu to Starr in his own film. He's got lots of star potential; charisma, looks, presence and sex appeal. But is he really a good actor? Well, to be fair on him; although he's far from an Al Pacino or an Robert De Niro (just to take some examples), he does a decent performance as Izzy.If there's anything to complain on "Jump In", it must be the overall presence of the "villain" Rodney, which also was a problem in "Camp Rock". Although the villains in DC have back-stories which makes the viewers sympathize more for them, their back-stories doesn't get solved and they still have to surrender to the protagonist. Those solutions feels too slight and out of order.Otherwise, "Jump In" may not be innovative or a masterpiece, but still a entertaining and cute film to recommend and to enjoy. It has pacing, boxing, lot of impressive double dutch movements, a little romance and catchy, urban music.

Jump In! is a realistic portrayal of the most unrealistic situation possible. Izzy Danials, played by the afro-headed Corbin Bleu, needs to decide between his dad's dream of wrestling and his own secret burning passion to join a double-dutch team. The first (and thankfully only) time i watched Jump In!, I literally predicted every twist that would happen in this movie. Do they make a rating "P" for "predictable"? This director must have been forced to make this movie by a pirate in the middle of the English Channel. That is the only explanation I can think of for why that poor man would want to "jump in" to bankruptsy. I hope you take my words to heart, America.

Hey well I just wanted to say I seen the movie jump in it was awesome I never knew that double dutch could be so complicated oh and Corbin Bleu you are so hot!!!!!!! I love you Hope your in a lot more movies maybe we could meet each other in real life you could teach me how to double dutch like that. I am a really big fan of yours I really love your movies Keep acting Corbin!!!! I wish that me and you were like best buds and I could see you everyday of my life then I wouldn't have to worry about trying to be your friend or trying to see you everyday because we would already be friends and therefore we would see each other many times over and over again love ya Corbin hope to see you in another movie soon!

Jump In is one of the best movies that Disney Channel has ever created (Along with High School Musical, the Famous Jett Jackson, Cheetah Girls & Zenon Girl of the 21st Century.) Although the story line reflected a lot of the same concepts of those displayed in High School Musical, the audience (including myself) really enjoyed it. This movie was well cast, however, the actor's abilities were not adequately displayed, meaning that both Corbin and Keke are capable of acting 100 times better than what they did in this movie, but seeing as though it is Disney Channel... Corbin Bleu should really expand and explore the world of actual movies, because according to his previous works, he is really talented and would do well. Keke is already creating feature films and should continue to do so. She is a talented young girl with a promising career (in my opinion at least). All in all, I love this movie. Keep it up Disney!