Out of other break dancing movies, 83 to 84, this one went straight to the video shelves, missing it's chance on the big screen. Personally I think it would of bombed. This is a weird miscasting. I mean Lamas, really, a break dancer, are you kidding me? Well seeing is believing and he can. But his acting here is awful, the other actors, especially the older ones fare much better. Even Lorenzo's girl is good in this. Basically it's a story of ghetto surviving Lamas, being given this grand opportunity, thanks to his talent, to get out of Grotville and go places where he may have to sacrifice friendship and loved ones. Lamas, firstly strongly opposed to this, becomes manipulated, not wanting to blow this opportunity of a lifetime offered by talent agent Sharkey. A middle aged manager to Sharkey, (Frederick) doesn't like be dejected when trying to put her hooks into him, while dancing to a number, "Ohll Sex Shooter". We all know what follows, things start to go wrong for Lamas and he's in the pits. He redeems himself with his fellow homies and puts on a number and everything works out fine in the end. There's your movie input. The best thing about Body Rock, which is adequately entertaining, is the song. I loved it then, and I still love it now. Pity, I don't feel the same way about the movie.
Review of Body Rock
