Although it's grotesque to see pre-teens stomping in underground warehouse-battle settings, at least Battlefield America's racial politics are interesting.
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Entertainment WeeklyLisa Schwarzbaum
Entertainment WeeklyLisa Schwarzbaum
The editing in Battlefield America is super-speedy: Each shot lasts about three seconds, and then it's off.
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Boston Globe
Boston Globe
If you're looking for a tough, streetwise film about urban kids who get together to enter a national hip-hop dance competition, Battlefield America is not your movie.
Houston does his best with an unlikable character, and the young actors are appealing enough to keep us watching. The movie itself, however, is a mess.
There's likely an audience for the cloying and dizzying hip-hop dance flick Battlefield America, but even the most forgiving viewers may feel like they've been underestimated - and underserved.
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The Hollywood ReporterFrank Scheck
The Hollywood ReporterFrank Scheck
Battlefield America manages to pack every cliché imaginable into its overstuffed and overlong 106 minutes.