Review of Rize (2005) by Michelle A — 08 Jun 2007

Love dancing movies. the energy and the style is crazy. I like the cinemintagophy.

This review of Rize (2005) was written by Michelle A on 08 Jun 2007.

Rize has generally received very positive reviews.

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