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Its still a Netflix teen movie, so I felt very old and very confused throughout the whole thing.
Here are a ton of questions I had while watchingWork It,with maybe, like, two answers.
I had to learn what a dance belt was the hard way, and now you do, too.
If so, why didnt I go to this high school?
How did the captain of a high-school dance team in North Carolina master the elements of vogue?
Can the Thunderbirds compete on season two ofLegendary?
Noooooo, are westillstarting movies with voice-overs that say, Albert Einstein once said?
Why is this high-school AV setup so high-tech, though?
She looks like shes piloting drones or running the soundboard forEnigma.
Oh, its Jas.
Does Quinn wear her top button done up to look like a fuckboy on purpose or by accident?
Maybe shes just an Alex Delany fan?
(This ones not a question, more a gasp of appreciation.)
Quinns one motivating life force is getting into Duke, because its where her late dad went.
And Quinns mom wants her to go premed so that pretty soon, youll be Dr. Quinn.
Why did she pass up the obviousDr.
Quinn, Medicine Womanjoke?
Do kids these days not know whoDr.
Quinn, Medicine Womanis?
IsWhen Calls the Heartthe modern version ofDr.
Quinn, Medicine Woman?
What commercial do I recognize her mom from?
(Oh, of course.
I know her fromevery Canadian commercial.
Shes like Canadas Flo from Progressive.)
Why does Quinn not appreciate her moms pre-Duke-interview pump-up jam, Get on Your Feet?
Which is to say, why cant all teen movies just beTeen Wolf?
Does RuPaul get royalties when Michelle Buteau (playing a Duke admissions officer) calls Quinn squirrel friend?
How does Michelle Buteau spin every line into gold?
:
Michelle Buteau: What are you passionate about?
Michelle Buteau: Thats sad.
Unless its a guy named Duke cause thats really hot.
Does Quinns sartorial style qualify as what the teens nowadays are calling dark academia?
And what is the difference between dark academia and just preppy?
Duke admissions officer Michelle Buteau told Quinn to lighten up, be more daring and less nerdy.
So why is Quinn following up with an email that begins with Winston Churchill once said?
Why do her eyebrows give me the same uncanny effect as John Travoltas sprayed-on toupee?
What is it about Sabrina Carpenters fake typing that makes it the least convincing fake typing Ive ever seen?
OH MY GOD, A DANCE BATTLE.
It’s a dance battle.
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Is this a musical?
Is this strictly diegetic?
Are these dance battles just normal occurrences because most of the bystanders seem pretty unbothered?
Why does their high school look like a pharmaceutical-company campus run by Martin Shkreli?
I REPEAT: WHERE DID THIS TEEN AT THIS RICH-KID SCHOOL LEARN TO VOGUE LIKE THAT.
Quinns house and neighborhood are just so blatantly, unmistakably Toronto.
If you film a Toronto teen, doth they not vogue?
Sabrina Carpenter thepersonwas born before 9/11, but hercharacterwas born after 9/11.
This never comes up, but how does this affect her performance?
Where did Sabrina learn how to make this face?
Why are learning-how-to-dance montages so satisfying?
How many years will Jordan Fisher have to spend doing solely teen movies?
Ten?More???
Ooh, are they recruiting a ragtag team of misfits?
How does Robbie (the kid they find in the karate class) pull that Buddy Holly look off?
Does this movie appropriate bisexual lighting for heterosexual purposes?
Just drop it in there somewhere, Marvel!
Let Tom Holland DANCE!
And why was Jake the only one on the team who didnt have to wear them?
Where does Quinn get her khakis?
Who came up with the idea to name the dance studio where Jordan Fisher teaches Lil Stompers?
Why does that sound like a diaper company?
WHYis Sabrina so committed to the top button?
How many dance montages can one movie sustain in a 93-minute run time?
Is this the first movie to have a character crush on a mattress salesman?
Becausethatis grounds for physical comedy!
Because shes fun here.
Okay, they made a Raptors joke.
Does that make this, canonically, a Toronto film?
Where can I buy the Thunderbirds pink-and-white uniforms?
Did he just fall asleep to Big Freedia?
Jas is asking all the good questions and stealing my bit.
Oops, did their mediocre dancing kill the horny old man?
Why is the fact that the wordMOTIVATIONis written on Quinns bedroom wall in multicolor sticker letters so tragicomic?
Were they not able to get Jerry fromCheerto make a cameo?
Wait, what are dance belts?
Do they exist just to prevent involuntary penile movement in male dancers?
So much mattress stuff.
Why would Juilliard (the school) make a run at extinguish Julliard (the boy)s fire?
How long until Jas gets her own movie?
supposed to be funny?
Why wouldnt Jordan Fishers dance-studio boss let him practice in the studio on evenings when it wasnt rented out?
And would his after-hours dance practices in the studioreallybe a fireable offense?
Is the old lady at the nursing home talking about how much she likesQueer Eyeproduct placement?
Will Netflix ever stop making movies whereJordan Fisher woos a girl who volunteers at a very luxe-looking nursing home?
Is Quinn suddenly able to dance now because she made out with a boy?
And dont youhateit when that happens?
How much does Jake pay a month for that massive exposed-brick-loft studio apartment?
If Jake Taylors already graduated from high school, how oldishe supposed to be?
And is Sabrina Carpenters character 18 yet?
Are those Jordan Fishers actual tattoos?
No tea, no shade, but he doesnt seem like the key in.
Did you think thiswasnta movie where a granny dances hip-hop and swears?
Because you thought wrong.
Why did the scene where Quinn and Jas make up in the bathroom move me to laughterandmove me?
Wait, is this a good movie?
Why is one of the running gags that Robbie doesnt know what TBD stands for?
Is that something that people dont know what it means?
Why does this movie give us, like, zero dialogue from most of the dance team?
They all have fun-seeming personalities!
Why couldnt they have given the Work It!
dance tournament more fun color commentary from the judges?
Was John Michael Higgins booked?
What is this K-Pop bop the Thunderbirds do their final dance to?
(Its I Am the Best by 2NE1.)
Is it just me or does TBDs final dance have big Team Sweden from NetflixsEurovisionvibes?
All right, so how drastically was Quinn supposed to have improved?
Because shes still not … great.
Or,third option, Why not both?
I dont know her.Julliard the character speaking of Juilliard the place.
Are they setting us up for a sequel?
Is this one of the best entries in the Netflix teen-movie canon?
