Dance to Death

Behavior - Pathetically, realization of declared idea - damp, dialogues - flat, generally - horribly.

Unbelievable, I viewed this movie many times and it's one of the few movies from 2010s that I keep watching over and over and over, and here the points are only 3/10? So is this what it has become, that reboot or remade or stolen movies gets full points but new ides get low points? Ok it's not the best I have seen but it's really great and don't deserves the low points.

The story takes place in Moscow 2070 and the world has fallen to an apocalypse. Every city is a complete bunker and the inhabitants forced to breed with air filters. The lucky ones are the governments that lives in the upper bunker, and each year they pick 7 selected dancer to compete in the tournament of death in break dance, the loser will have his/her soul transfer to the earths core. One of the 7 dancer is Kostya, who is also a filter thief, and a big trouble maker. After a few dance survival he relies something is not right with the tournament and decide to break the rules and escape, will he succeed his escape?

I love this movie because it dares to try new ideas of apocalypse story and be original, unlike hunger games stole ideas from the running man and Battle Royale, Dance to Death do a new idea instead of fighting or killing the opponents has do break dance to survive the next level, I think it's brilliant and don't deserve just 3 stars of 10.

That being said, the CGI is quite decent. Not sure what the budget was, but it looks good. Story on the other hand is mediocre at best. It's mix of things we've seen lately. With some "dancing" thrown into the mix, to make this more relevant I guess. But also kind of cheesy - or even more cheesy than it already is. It really is predictable too.

If you are not into the Youth Adult "mysteries", you won't find anything here. But even if you are, there isn't much to find here. If you love dancing, watch something that has some real dancing included. The one depicted here is not that special anyway.

Right up until the last two minutes of this flick I was going to give it 6 or 7 stars for being unique. The acting was good, the sets well-done, the story line original and interesting. There was plenty of "goofy" in this-- the whole dance arena thing topping the list. But one can forgive such via the settings and story line. It allows us to be a bit forgiving that the central plot agent is just a bit silly. The movie was still proving to be quite entertaining and the character interaction kept it going.

Then they dropped the bomb with a totally stupid and senseless ending that ruined the entire thing. It's like being served a decent 5-course dinner, then sugared rat-droppings for dessert. The best way I can describe the end of this film is, "ARE YOU KIDDING ME?" Let's just run out of ideas and pull the most cliche, brainless ending we can out of our empty bag of tricks.

I can't really discuss the actual flaws in the ending without spoilers. (I am really tempted to because of the potential satirical humor, but I will resist.) What we wind up with is a movie that drops viewers like a rock, makes the previous silly parts stand out like a dead chicken in the middle of the floor, and yes indeed, drops this to into the pit of a 3-star "bad movie". (Maybe 4 stars for the overall plot up to that point, but I'm not feeling generous at this juncture.)

If it's a rainy Saturday afternoon and you have popcorn and chocolate and have absolutely nothing else to do... pick up a book or something. Otherwise, waste your time on this writers-hit-a-blank-wall drivel.

I did not expect Dance of Death to be just that. I had hoped it was a metaphor for combat but no, its well, dancing and if "your moves don't groove" a big guy who looks like the boss character in a Dungeons and Dragons style game, fries you

Its silly stuff and its shame too, because there is much to like here. The set up is a reasonable one. A post apocalyptic world, filled with plausible characters, decent sets, action and interesting, engaging characters.

If only they had dropped the Saturday Night Fever meets Hunger Games thing this one would have been a winner.

As it stands, maybe one for teens but not sure who else would find this engaging? 5/10.