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May 3, 2021 I don’t see it was rated so low, it’s a tearjerker. See more Oct 7, 2020 This movie is shameless! Some struggling kid comes to town and saves the town AND himself through what? .......The art of.......DANCE!!!! It shamelessly uses the death of American servicemen and women to get tears from the audience. It's a very bad storyline! See more Mar 19, 2017 Teenage angst alongside dance off competing has certainly been done before, and this film pretty much goes by the numbers rather than trying to offer something new to elevate it above what's gone before. See more farah r @Farah Sep 21, 2016 It's not good but it's not bad either. Bravertown combines drama and dance in a not so cliche flick. Its definitely got more momentum than all that Step Up nonsense and the actors did fairly well so I actually had a good time watching this when I was bored. See more Aug 16, 2016 Average movie. The "platoon" part with the kid and him not realizing it's a bad idea was pretty weak. It has potential mixed in with cheesy parts. See more Apr 24, 2016 I don't really know how to classify this film under any one particular genre. I guess it's more or less a teen-romance, but it has elements of other emotion based films. Anti-war stance, coming of age, bad boy turns good, dance off, and the classic redemption tale are all part of this jumbled mess. It's not great... yeah... it's just not very good either. Outside of the thematic issues, the characters are pretty awful. The main couple aren't really to be admired in this film. I found the young heart-throb to be a pretty awful person. I get that he has had a rough life, but a 18 year old NY DJ with drug issues and a whiny personality isn't someone who I felt any apathy for. His girlfriend isn't much better, and her acting skills were pretty off. She couldn't look a single person in the eye the whole film, which really throws off any of the argumentative scenes she's involved with. There is a scene where they are both hurling "WHO'S GOT THE HARDER LIFE," moments which is really just painful to watch. Josh Duhamel isn't half bad, as the PTSD recovering soldier returned home to council underprivileged kids. He's the only believable character. There is a massive problem with this film, as anyone who watched it through till the end will know. It has possibly the most redundant ending of any film I've seen. SPOILERS HERE: Outside of the relationship that is formed between the two main characters, they may have changed (SLIGHTLY) as individuals, but what about their real problems? You might think they have come to accept the death of a loved one, but what about the boy's relationship with his father and mother? The daughter's mentally ill mother, and her deepening depression? His drug addiction? It leaves all of these huge problems still hanging at the end. I know... movies don't have to summarize all the problems and should leave some questions at the end, but those are for IDEA films, and this is most definitely not one of those. Anyways, I rated it pretty low for it's use of war vets in a dance off, for WAY MORE BEATS HEADPHONES SHOTS THAN ARE NECESSARY (I don't know a single DJ who uses those, buy some freaking marshals man), and the constant references to Platoon (which is a much better film than this garbage) Too many themes, and not enough substance. Proving Hollywood is will to sell out war vets for ticket sales. 1.5/5 See more Read all reviews

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