You Got Served: Beat the World
It is a collection of events that embodies the lives of three groups of dancers. These people are preparing to join a contest in Detroit not long ago. In the final show, everything seems to turn into an unexpected turn because someone is threatening them.
19 January 1983, Los Angeles, California, USA
7 September 1966, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
16 August 1986, Scarborough, Ontario, Canada
11 May 1976, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
2 August 1985, Basingstoke, Hampshire, England, UK
10 February 1980, Berlin, Germany
November 12, 1988 in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada
May 13, 2011
A silly hip-hop dance-crew drama like Beat the World -- in which Brazil, Germany and Canada are revealed to be the three funkiest nations in the world, yo! -- does not just feel old-school. It just feels old.
May 13, 2011
The Step Up series may not be great cinema, but at least it's smart enough to cast actors and teach them to dance.
May 12, 2011
What do hip hop and rooftops have in common? You'll have to go see Beat the World to find out. Though you may discover it wasn't worth the effort.
July 04, 2011
World is a lazy movie, with only a faint hint of conflict dusted over repetitive and illogical dance sequences. It's a bore from start to finish. Again, you probably already knew that.
May 13, 2011
There aren't enough parkour moves -- or, frankly, any stand-out moves -- to elevate Fusion to the winner's circle.
