Every year the cinema will be host to a couple of dance movies, which usually disappoint when it comes to story. It still is a very popular subgenre though because the scenes you will watch these movies for (the dancing ones) are usually spectacular (something which stands out in the Step Up series). Battle of the Year is an interesting dance film because director Benson Lee was responsible for the interesting documentary Planet B-Boy, in which he followed various crews from different countries, preparing and participating in what is seen as the world championship of B-Boying, Battle of the Year. With this movie he does the same thing, but this time with a fictional story. Does he manage to deliver a movie that is just as fascinating as his previous documentary? Continue reading →