"Work It" Tops the Netflix Charts, Bursts Viewers Hearts, Renews Interest in Dance Arts

The reviews are in, and they’re surprisingly good.

Netflix dropped yet another one of their seemingly indistinguishable teen comedies over the weekend but, what’s this? It’s actually good and earning comparisons with To All the Boys and Set It Up rather than Feel the Beat or The Kissing Booth 2??

The picture is called Work It, and greatly benefits from the star presence and sartorial talents of former Disney Channel employee and current bop-generator Sabrina Carpenter. In it, she plays clumsy high schooler Quinn Ackerman, who believes her admission to Duke University would be benefited by her winning a championship with a newly-assembled dance crew.

Work It was fun. Better than the last Netflix dance movie. Can't remember the name of that one.

— Gretchen (@GretchASketcha) August 8, 2020

According to the critics (80 per cent on Rotten Tomatoes?!), as far as premises go, that’s just enough to justify the good stuff: that dancing.

The film reportedly topped the Netflix charts in a number of countries over the weekend despite little to no promotion outside of Carpenter’s social media channels (and those of her costars, including YouTuber Liza Koshy, Hamilton’s Jordan Fisher and Australia’s own Keiynan Lonsdale).

Also helping matters: the endearing, scintillating, adorable romance between Carpenter and Fisher's characters (and their close-dancing).

Work it netflix, these two makes me go crazy #WorkIt pic.twitter.com/xD24X26QDw

— agatha olsen (@aagathaolsen) August 8, 2020

WORK IT ON NETFLIX IS THE CUTEST MOVIE EVER A 10/10 WATCH pic.twitter.com/y6Im8oHhSQ

— emms 🌙 (@waldronconnell) August 8, 2020

i only watched work it bc i found out jordan fisher was in it, & now i think it’s one of my favorite netflix original movie so thank you
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— a✨ ミ☆ (@strangerfabray) August 9, 2020

My heart is yours Quinn Ackerman

WORK IT ON NETFLIX pic.twitter.com/S2BF9oEVjD

— ɴɪᴄᴋʏ (@diosacarson) August 7, 2020

sabrina carpenter & jordan fisher can like literally work it pic.twitter.com/FqAHg5IlOp

— ♡̷̷ˎˊ˗ (@leti_ciaaaa) August 8, 2020

remember when jordan fisher and sabrina carpenter invented chemistry pic.twitter.com/LOpaibdk5V

— ɐpnp | folklore (@flworidakilos) August 8, 2020

i believe in sabrina carpenter and jordan fisher supremacy pic.twitter.com/qCuH04yarh

— ً (@tubularsabs) August 7, 2020

i’m watching work it on netflix and idk if i like the movie or if i’m just in love with jordan fisher and sabrina carpenter

— Liberty White (@ladylibertyo) August 7, 2020

me during the whole movie WORK IT ON NETFLIX pic.twitter.com/ormtNFDrWp

— cata WORK IT (@prfctlylost) August 7, 2020

Work It is directed by Laura Terruso and produced by Alicia Keys. The tagline is "dance to your own beat," but don’t hold that against it. It’s now available to stream on Netflix.

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