Rize

LaChapelle is an exceptionally talented pop-art photographer. His eye for a film camera is just as impressive. It fits well with the "clownin" or "krumping" style of the movie. If you like great cinematography and are impressed by dancing, I recommend it.

I'm sort of flabbergasted that this isn't actually a mockumentary.

"Rize is all surface, and that's the way David LaChapelle likes it." - Ed Gonzalez

Your eyes won't believe the dancing..........

The film was overall kind of disorganized, but truly amazing dancing and views into people's lives.

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Whether or not you buy that dancing has been the single saving grace keeping L.A. kids from street gangs, this well-shot feature-length music video keeps the party going and contains a lot of inspiring stories. Seeing some of the same nameless dancers over and over again gets a little old, but this is still one of the most notable documentaries of 2005.