Rotten
A pic so thoroughly generic as to suggest a contraption assembled from spare parts with the aid of a how-to manual.
Joe Leydon, Variety
Overview
A young businessman hires an instructor to turn a group of misfit kids into a team on the underground dance competition circuit.
Director and cast
- Chris Stokes Director
- Mekia Cox as Sarah Miller
- Lynn Whitfield as Ms. Parker
- Tristen M. Carter as Eric
- Kida Burns as Tommy
- Zach Belandres as Chu ling
- Kristen Quintrall as Bang Squad Fan
- Tracey Heggins as Kim
- Chris Trousdale as Duke
- Camren Bicondova as Prissy
- Dylan K. Shepherd as Principal Dancer / Little Rascals Crew
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
8%
Tomatometer
Rotten
The teams seem to be competing for little more than bragging rights and one of those giant "Toddlers & Tiaras" trophies.
Alonso Duralde, TheWrap
Rotten
Even the most forgiving viewers may feel like they've been underestimated - and underserved.
Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times
Rotten
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.
Jeffrey Gantz, Boston Globe
Rotten
Earnest emotions can't quite trump an awkward approach in Chris Stokes' followup to 2004's "You Got Served."
Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News
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