Battlefield America
Metascore
31 out of 100

Generally unfavorable reviews - based on 9 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 9
  3. Negative: 3 out of 9
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  1. Village Voice
    Reviewed by: Ernest Hardy
    May 29, 2012
    60
    Although it's grotesque to see pre-teens stomping in underground warehouse-battle settings, at least Battlefield America's racial politics are interesting.
  2. Variety
    Reviewed by: Joe Leydon
    Jun 8, 2012
    30
    A picture so thoroughly generic as to suggest a contraption assembled from spare parts with the aid of a how-to manual.
  3. Austin Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Marc Savlov
    Jun 6, 2012
    0
    The set-up, and indeed the entire film, reeks of yawn-inducing boilerplate plotting.
  4. Boxoffice Magazine
    Reviewed by: Vadim Rizov
    Jun 4, 2012
    20
    Slapdashly assembled and lacking in dance thrills, the poorly promoted Battlefield America will drive away the few audiences that show up.
  5. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Frank Scheck
    Jun 1, 2012
    40
    Battlefield America manages to pack every cliché imaginable into its overstuffed and overlong 106 minutes.
  6. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Gary Goldstein
    May 31, 2012
    40
    There's likely an audience for the cloying and dizzying hip-hop dance flick Battlefield America, but even the most forgiving viewers may feel like they've been underestimated - and underserved.
  7. Boston Globe
    Reviewed by: Jeffrey Gantz
    May 31, 2012
    50
    If you're looking for a tough, streetwise film about urban kids who get together to enter a national hip-hop dance competition, Battlefield America is not your movie.
  8. New York Daily News
    Reviewed by: Elizabeth Weitzman
    May 31, 2012
    40
    Houston does his best with an unlikable character, and the young actors are appealing enough to keep us watching. The movie itself, however, is a mess.
  9. Entertainment Weekly
    Reviewed by: Lisa Schwarzbaum
    May 23, 2012
    50
    The editing in Battlefield America is super-speedy: Each shot lasts about three seconds, and then it's off.

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User Score
1.3 out of 10

Overwhelming dislike- based on 19 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 1
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 1
  3. Negative: 0 out of 1
  1. Bruteforce037
    5
    Movies such as Battlefield America, are all about the dance. Understand that before you view the movie. The acting is going to suck. But, the dance sequences should be ferry good. I didn't think seeing little kids in fatigues was grotesque, as s a movie critic stated. It is a costume for the performance. It is all about the dancing. I thought the camera shots were very fast, and could have been done much better. Remember, it's about the dance.… Full Review »
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