Battle of the Year

2013 • 109 minutes

About this movie

Brace yourself as the world's best B-Boy teams hit the stage in the most intense dance tournament -- The Battle of the Year competition is an all out war of mind blowing dance moves, explosive routines and electrifying display of skill and imagination. The American team, a group of underdogs, is pitted against the world's elite as they tear it up in their struggle for the top spot with the help of their coaches, Blake (Josh Holloway) and Franklyn (Josh Peck). Set to pumping beats and an amped soundtrack, the All-Star dream team thrills in this epic dance-off.

Ratings and reviews

Unfortunately the adaptation isn’t as compelling as the documentary that came before (they reference Planet B-Boy in the film as their “Bible”). It’s a familiar formula, with the ragged crew of cocky street dancers overcoming their differences and learning to work as a team, with the dance film burgeoning on a sports movie. There is little character development and, surprisingly, there are few dance sequences. The script is incredibly clunky and while Holloway and Peck try their hardest, the rest of the acting is below par. Despite the reasonable dancing scenes and passable acting by singer Chris Brown, the rest of Battle Of The Year is a string of clichés, stock characters and unbearable melodrama. Review by Eden Caceda

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