Rize
Metascore
74 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 29 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 26 out of 29
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 29
  3. Negative: 0 out of 29
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  1. New York Magazine (Vulture)
    Reviewed by: Ken Tucker
    90
    Stunning, explosively moving.
  2. Wall Street Journal
    Reviewed by: Joe Morgenstern
    90
    Bursting with joy and throbbing with music, Rize has a tragic dimension too. When you see the clown cry, you'll be with him all the way.
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  3. New York Post
    Reviewed by: Kyle Smith
    88
    If the director had more gospel and less blues in him, it might have brought him closer to really understanding these talents. Still, I can't wait for "Rize 2: Electric Boogaloo."
  4. Boston Globe
    Reviewed by: Ty Burr
    88
    There's a delicate balance here between expression and belligerence.
  5. Entertainment Weekly
    Reviewed by: Owen Gleiberman
    83
    As long as it showcases the art of krump, underscoring the dancers with ominous hip-hop beats, Rize is such a vibrant eruption of motion and attitude that you can forgive the film for being disorganized and too skimpy on street-dance history.

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User Score
7.3 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 23 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 15
  3. Negative: 4 out of 15
  1. [Anonymous]
    0
    This was one of the worst films I have seen in years! They look like dancing chickens!
  2. BrandonF.
    10
    It wasreally exciting and it was hard to stay in my seat because it had a lot of ation dancing and i liked it a lot.
  3. JohnN.
    9
    Whoever says Rize, is a complete waste of time. You do not understand what this dance does for L.A and other Gangbanging Cities. Rize introduces a way of not resulting to violence when your mad, but result to dancing. Release all of your anger into the dance, not in the fight.… Full Review »
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