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29 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 90New York Magazine (Vulture)Ken TuckerNew York Magazine (Vulture)Ken TuckerStunning, explosively moving.
- 83Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanEntertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanAs 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.
- 80Film ThreatFilm ThreatIt's the speed and intensity that makes the dance style remarkable.
- 80VarietyRobert KoehlerVarietyRobert KoehlerEye-popping lensing and an appreciation of social complexities combine for an entirely satisfying experience.
- 80Dallas ObserverLuke Y. ThompsonDallas ObserverLuke Y. ThompsonFashion photographer David LaChapelle expands upon his award-winning short film "Krumped," introducing us to the new dance forms popular in South Central Los Angeles via the charismatic "ghetto celebrity" known as Tommy the Clown.
- 80L.A. WeeklyErnest HardyL.A. WeeklyErnest HardyThe film soars when the camera is trained on its young subjects in action.
- 75Rolling StonePeter TraversRolling StonePeter TraversThere's no way to take your eyes off it.
- 75Miami HeraldPeter DebrugeMiami HeraldPeter DebrugeThe result is an eye-opening social portrait in the tradition of "Paris Is Burning," the landmark 1990 documentary that introduced drag balls and ''vogueing'' to the mainstream, but it lacks the earlier film's structure and focus.
- 70The A.V. ClubNathan RabinThe A.V. ClubNathan RabinRize eventually gets a little preachy and sentimental, but a little sermonizing seems a small price to pay for such an industrial jolt of kinetic electricity.
- 70Village VoiceVillage VoiceHighly entertaining but underdeveloped documentary.