Drumline (2002)


A fish-out-of-water comedy about a talented street drummer from Harlem who enrolls in a Southern university, expecting to lead its marching band's drumline to victory. He initially flounders in his new world, before realizing that it takes more than talent to reach the top.

Drumline (2002)

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Released Year: 2002
Runtime: 118 minutes
Directors: Charles Stone III

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A fish-out-of-water comedy about a talented street drummer from Harlem who enrolls in a Southern university, expecting to lead its marching band's drumline to victory. He initially flounders in his new world, before realizing that it takes more than talent to reach the top.

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88
Charlotte Observer - Lawrence Toppman
The final drum-off (c'mon, you knew it would come down to that) resembles a combination of music, gymnastics and martial arts, and I don't think I've seen a more pulse-pounding scene this year.
80
Chicago Reader - Ted Shen
Exuberant music and precision choreography furnish the thrills in this thoroughly enjoyable saga.
75
Chicago Tribune - Mark Caro
That it's got a positive message may strike some as decidedly not "edgy" -- but they should be too busy stomping their feet to notice.
75
Boston Globe - Wesley Morris
A bonanza of pop uplift. It wraps the up-from-nothing drama of ''Flashdance'' in the sassy, interracial pep rallying of ''Bring It On'' and the military romance of ''An Officer and a Gentleman.''
70
Variety - Joe Leydon
Brimming with heart and humor -- Drumline is a formulaic crowdpleaser set in the competitive world of university marching bands at predominantly black universities.

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