Review of Rize (2005) by Joshua W — 07 Aug 2007

Great documentary - everyone should see it!

This review of Rize (2005) was written by Joshua W on 07 Aug 2007.

Rize has generally received very positive reviews.

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The doc doesn't go as deep as it could, but as a snapshot of a facet of hip-hop and pop culture, it's perfect, and devoid of the garish style…

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By Dana Stevens (1,435) for The New York Times (9,847) on 02 Oct 2010

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By Jennifer B (1,401) on 09 Jun 2012

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By Barry T (888) on 03 Jan 2016

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By E L (691) on 24 Jul 2012

A dull little documentary about dance. Compared to the incomparable Pina, Rize is bush league…

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By Ricky W (203) on 24 Feb 2010

I love dancing movies, this was more of a documentry. It was interesting but I still did not like it much…

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By Cecily B (774) on 24 Feb 2010

I love dancing movies, this was more of a documentry. It was interesting but I still did not like it much…

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By Dan R (619) on 27 Apr 2013

I don't like extended dance scenes that much so some of this was lost on me. I would have preferred more personal stories of the dancers…

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