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Netflix's 'Best of the Best' Puts a Fresh Spin on Dance Competition Films
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In Short: The film follows two UCLA freshmen as they navigate the competitive world of Bollywood-fusion dance.
Netflix's 'Best of the Best' offers a fresh take on the dance competition genre, drawing parallels to the 'Step Up' series while carving out its own unique identity.
Maya's overconfidence leads to a disastrous incident at a high-school dance contest, an event that becomes viral and overshadows her and Anjali's ambitions.
The movie explores the duo's journey as they face the challenges of college life and the high-stakes world of competitive dance, with Maya's inability to take direction and Anjali's financial struggles adding depth to their characters.
As the story progresses, Maya and Anjali's bond is tested by their individual growth and romantic entanglements, making 'Best of the Best' a heartfelt and inspiring tale of friendship and personal development.
The film's title, 'Best of the Best,' is fitting as the characters are not just judged by their dance skills but also by their personal growth and resilience.
Lena Khan's direction ensures that 'Best of the Best' is both entertaining and emotionally resonant, making it a standout in the genre.
What's confirmed
- Netflix's 'Best of the Best' offers a fresh take on the dance competition genre, drawing parallels to the 'Step Up' series while carving out its own unique identity.
- Maya's overconfidence leads to a disastrous incident at a high-school dance contest, an event that becomes viral and overshadows her and Anjali's ambitions.
- The movie explores the duo's journey as they face the challenges of college life and the high-stakes world of competitive dance, with Maya's inability to take direction and Anjali's financial struggles adding depth to their characters.
- As the story progresses, Maya and Anjali's bond is tested by their individual growth and romantic entanglements, making 'Best of the Best' a heartfelt and inspiring tale of friendship and personal development.
- The film's title, 'Best of the Best,' is fitting as the characters are not just judged by their dance skills but also by their personal growth and resilience.
- Lena Khan's direction ensures that 'Best of the Best' is both entertaining and emotionally resonant, making it a standout in the genre.
What's still developing
- Maya’s painfully relatable ordeal is made even worse by the fact that her overconfidence was caught on camera, and the viral afterlife of the so-called “Drone Strike” incident makes her something of an unwilling celebrity in the dance community.
- “To be extra is to be human.” That surprisingly timeless ethos underpins the brilliant script and exhilarating theatricality of Netflix ’s “ Best of the Best,” a giddy and soul-affirming story of two UCLA freshmen whose childhood bond gets tested by the high-stakes world of competitive Bollywood-fusion dance.
- Maitreyi Ramakrishnan ( “Never Have I Ever” ) and Priyanka Kedia ( “Disclosure Day” ) co-star as Maya and Anjali, budding computer science majors with dance talent to spare — but plenty to learn as they grow into their adult lives and overlapping ambitions.
- “Best of the Best” opens at a high-school dance contest, where the headstrong Maya is busy executing a clever but risky plan to stand out that ends in disaster for her and Anjali both.
- It’s called “Best of the Best,” and the title is only slightly hyperbolic.
- They’re not allowed to just be great dancers.
- I began this review by talking about the “Step Up” movies, and I’m going to end the same way, because the similarities appear intentional.
- But it’s an oddly inspirational speech, because what “Best of the Best” is saying is that we have to appreciate the here and now.