Battlefield America
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31 out of 100

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1.3 out of 10

Overwhelming dislike- based on 19 Ratings

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  • Starring: Christopher Jones, Lynn Whitfield, Marques Houston, Mekia Cox
  • Summary: From the team that brought you "YOU GOT SERVED" comes a young Hip-Hop dance battle movie for a new generation of dance. Battlefield America takes a steady look at the underbelly of the youth battle dance culture in Long Beach, California. Sean Lewis, a young, charismatic, successful businessman finds himself in the mix with a bunch of disheveled misfits Bad Boys, who have virtually no dance talent. Realizing his dilemma, Sean brings aboard a professional dance instructor to ease his responsibilities to these kids. Meanwhile, he finds himself falling for Sara, who runs the community center where the kids hangout and practice their moves. With Sean motivating them, The Bad Boys find the confidence to be contenders...(Brian & Barrett Pictures)… Expand

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  1. Positive: 0 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 9
  3. Negative: 3 out of 9
  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. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.

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  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.… Collapse

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