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'Rize' soars along with South Central dancers
by Bob Longino

Blink and you might miss a whole slew of lightning-quick moves from the seemingly electricity-jolted kids in the infectious Los Angeles street dance documentary "Rize." The dance gyrations often come so fast and so furious that this movie starts off with onscreen written assurance that the film itself has not been speeded up. Read the full review

TO SUM UP
Fashion photographer David LaChapelle hits the streets of South Central Los Angeles to record a rising dance phenomenon emanating from kids whose hip-hop gyrations are both artful and mesmerizing.

FILM FACTS ...

Lion's Gate Films

'Rize'

Director: David LaChapelle
Starring: Tommy the Clown
Run time: 84 minutes
Release date: June 24, 2005
Rating: PG-13 for suggestive content, drug references, language and brief nudity.
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READ THE REVIEW

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution: B
"Some kids get into the spirit and their bodies erupt. It's here where the art form lives and breathes. And, man, does it ever move."