Synopsis
A down-on-his-luck coach is hired to prepare a team of the best American dancers for an international tournament that attracts all the best crews from around the world, but the Americans haven't won in fifteen years.
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Cast
- Josh HollowayJason Blake
- Josh PeckFranklyn
- Chris BrownRooster
- Laz AlonsoDante
- Caity LotzStacy
- Terrence JenkinsHimself
- Weronika RosatiJolene
- Ivan 'Flipz' VelezFlipz
- Jesse ErwinJames
- Steve TeradaSight
Recommendations
- 60
New York Daily News
It’s undeniable that the good-natured “Afterschool Special” vibe here plays to the film’s corny strengths, and the dancing is impressive. So much so that it’s almost impossible not to cheer during the final round. - 50
McClatchy-Tribune News Service
The singer and tabloid darling Chris Brown more than holds his own with this crew, apparently not even needing a dance double. - 50
San Francisco Chronicle
An enjoyable movie not because of any special gifts by the filmmakers or emotional resonance in the script. It was more like destiny. Once someone jotted down the concept on a cocktail napkin and hired B-Boys who could actually dance, the movie pretty much had to turn out OK. - 38
Slant Magazine
Remarkably, the highlight of Benson Lee's film, essentially a fiction reboot of his Planet B-Boy, isn't the scene where Chris Brown gets punched in the face. - 37
Washington Post
What saves “Battle” from complete irrelevancy is the undisputable fact that a scrappy underdog formula tends to work no matter what time period or sport. - 30
Variety
So fatally frontloaded with endless training montages, awfully written, indifferently acted drama, sports-film platitudes and jaw-dropping product placements that only the hardiest of viewers will make it through to the payoff. - 20
Time Out
Bastardizing his own 2007 doc, "Planet B-Boy," Benson Lee throws street cred to the breeze with this unspeakably rote Hollywood mockery of its deft nonfiction predecessor, with clueless bigotry as shrill as the squeak of new kicks on a stage floor. - 20
Los Angeles Times
This 3-D spectacle is less the dance movie that's going to make b-boying cool again than a shill for sponsors' gear.
