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7.3 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 23 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 18 out of 23
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 23
  3. Negative: 4 out of 23

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  1. BillP.
    Jul 6, 2005
    3
    The movie was unorganized but riveting. I don't believe for 1 second that dancing to this extent has helped the inner city kids and that Tommy the Clown is a joke. He's fake and owes a lot of people. He's no role model to anyone. Fake Fake Fake.
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  2. BrandonF.
    Aug 5, 2006
    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.
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  3. VictoriaH.
    Jun 21, 2005
    10
    Real good.i wish i was on the movie.
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  4. ampp.
    Jun 25, 2005
    0
    This movie is rediculously racist and it makes me sick to my stomach that people will watch this and view black people this way.
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  5. Amy
    Jun 26, 2005
    8
    Some narration would have been nice, and the film seems somewhat disorganized. Overall, though, it's exhilirating to watch, and the dancing is astounding. Definitely worth the price of a ticket. The images will stay with you.
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  6. JakeM-
    Jul 3, 2005
    8
    Not really sure how amp p. reads this as a racist text. It's just way too celebratory, a paen to the power of human movement and true inclusion. But really, it's so visually stunning and at times jawdropping that most of the socio-political stuff fades into the background.
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  7. va
    Jul 9, 2005
    9
    A wonderful piece that showcases a slice of life in LA that is both beautiful and sad.
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  8. TheRevolutionWillNotBeDanced
    Jul 1, 2005
    5
    This film is about young people with very little opportunity or material wealth creating a new art form using what they do have: their bodies. It's also about creating an identity outside of gangs, crime and prison. What it is *not* about is how things got so desperate that these were the only choices. That is also a story that deserves to be told, and in fact both stories ought to be told together. Which is why this film comes off feeling dishonest, as the reviewer from the Chicago Reader has commented here. WIthout that context, violence in the community appears on screen like some mysterious, tragic force of nature, instead of being seen as the result of very deliberate policies that consign entire communities to hopelessness, joblessness and jail.… Expand
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  9. MartinS.
    Jul 3, 2005
    0
    Do not watch this, it very boring.
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  10. Susan
    Jul 4, 2005
    8
    We liked it. More context would have been good, but the dancing and energy were great! And fun for my daughter and her friend to see kids they knew in the movie.
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  11. [Anonymous]
    Oct 26, 2006
    0
    This was one of the worst films I have seen in years! They look like dancing chickens!
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  12. ZakiyaW.
    Nov 29, 2005
    10
    I love "RIZE" cause the way they dance and I love to dance so I really enjoy that movie and R.I.P Quenesha A.K.A Lil Dimples.
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  13. JeffL
    Jun 29, 2005
    8
    Visually stunning. Always interesting and entertaining. Gives a much needed new perspective about the slums of Los Angeles. (The film is not racist as someone else has commented, but in fact works to break stereotypes).
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  14. RudyF.
    Jan 12, 2006
    10
    I love "Rize"! There is no real plot to the movie based on the fact that it is a documentary. if you dont care about how it changed the inner city and streets of L.A. or just dont believe how it is related to the culture then you don't know anything about the streets. To see how things were changed by dancing instead of guns is remarkable. Even if you dont care about that, the dancing is amazing. I'll admit the east coast is completely different when they dance, but it's always cool to see different types of dances. If you dont like this movie, you either dont like dancing, don't know anything or know how to dance, and/or don't like to learn about other cultures.… Expand
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  15. JohnN.
    Jul 28, 2006
    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.
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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
  1. 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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  2. Film Threat
    Reviewed by: Bob Westal
    80
    It's the speed and intensity that makes the dance style remarkable.
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  3. Rolling Stone
    Reviewed by: Peter Travers
    75
    There's no way to take your eyes off it.
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