Let's hear it for the sexy Briana Evigan!
I thought some of the serious acting she did was worth a nod or too. Reasonably convincing crying performance. But she's inconsistent. Some of the dramatic moments between her and the brother were laughable (and not just coz the kid was acting like a fool).
On the more important front, this girl is incredibly sexy. Within the context of this film, she has smooth tan skin, sweet (but not overpoweringly beautiful) face, wide hips and slender waist combo and nicely proportioned limbs (not too skinny, not chubby either).
One particular physical aspect I like of her is that her hands and feet are proportionally small. For her size/height, she has small hands and tiny feet. This is a real turn on for me.
She'd be great in the role of a pretty gypsy, like in Stephen King's Thinner.
I've not seen her in anything else tho. Not a Step Up fan.