Let It Shine (2012)

A teenage rapper must use his musical talent to battle his nemesis and win the girl of his dreams.

Director:

Paul Hoen

Writers:

Eric Daniel (teleplay), Don D. Scott (teleplay)

Stars:

Tyler James Williams, Coco Jones, Trevor Jackson

4 wins & 6 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Tyler James Williams	...	Cyrus
Coco Jones	...	Roxie
Trevor Jackson	...	Kris
Brandon Mychal Smith	...	Lord of Da Bling
Dawnn Lewis	...	Gail
Alex Désert	...	Levi
Nicole Sullivan	...	Lyla
Courtney B. Vance	...	Jacob
Jasmine Burke	...	Eb
Tamara Arias	...	Flo
Algee Smith	...	Da Boss
Diva Tyler	...	Elderly Church Mama
Halle Bailey	...	Choir Girl #1
Chloe Bailey	...	Choir Girl #2
Brandin Jenkins	...	Choir Boy #3

Storyline

Based on the story of Cyrano de Bergerac, an awkward man speaks through another to the girl he loves. She falls for the words i.e. the lyrics.

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Plot Keywords:

rapper | disney channel original movie | conciliation | choir | club | 

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Genres:

Drama | Family | Music

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Certificate:

TV-G

Details

Official Sites:

Disney's Official Site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

June 2012 (USA)

Also Known As:

Until We Meet Again

Filming Locations:

Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$750,000

Company Credits

Production Co:

GWave Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

104 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Reference to "Everybody Hates Chris." Cyrus' friend is named Chris, who Tyler James Williams played in "Everybody Hates Chris."

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Soundtracks

Around the Block
Written by Antonina Armato, Tim James, Thomas Sturges (as Thomas Armato Sturges), Jon Vella and In-q
Produced by Antonina Armato (as Antonia Armato) and Tim James
Performed by Brandon Mychal Smith (uncredited), Coco Jones (uncredited), Tyler James Williams (uncredited) and Cast (uncredited)

User Reviews

Great music, decent story, overall good family fun

My rating of 9 out of 10 may seem extreme, however, for what it's intended to be, this movie was very successful. My rating has a lot to do with the music from this movie, and the diversity this movie adds to Disneys offering. This movie has some of the best music and best raw talent ever produced by Disney. CoCo Jones is an amazing talent and I hope her race doesn't hinder her popularity and/or ability to shine on Disney (or anywhere else). Tyler is also talented. He has a fun actor to watch and has great voice for rap. As a 29 year old, I would definitely listen to songs from this movie outside of watching it. The writing, especially the rap, was pretty impressive for Disney. As someone who is typically 100% NOT a fan of rap, I liked the rap in this film, because the message was clean, and thoughtful and the beats were hot.

I was thrilled to see Disney encourage it's minority viewers with this film. I think it says a lot about how far television has come in terms of diversity. I hope America as a whole will support this movie as well.

Of course the movie is a bit cheesy at times, but it's intended to be for kids. I believe cheese and clichés in kids movies are totally fine. After all, whats cheesy and cliché to an adult is often a first time experience for a kid.

The movie progressed at a decent pace, and was entertaining and engaging the whole way though.

My only complaint with this movie is the church scenes. Without getting into too much detail, I would have preferred for the dad/preacher and the church scenes overall to have been a bit less nonsensical. Although I understand that again, this is for kids, so the point often has to be a bit more expressed.

Overall, I am proud of Disney for making this film. I think they did a great job all around. As someone who considers themselves a connoisseur of children's film and television, I recommend this movie to any kid or family looking to have a fun, clean, yet contemporary, heartwarming musical experience. .