The FP (2012)

42% of critics liked it
(19 reviews)
68% of users liked it
(457 ratings)

In a dystopian future, a relentless turf war rages. Two rival gangs feud for control of rural wasteland Frazier Park ('The FP') in the deadly arena of competitive dance-fight video game "Beat-Beat Revelation." After hometown hero BTRO is slain on the dance platform by thug leader L Dubba E, his… More In a dystopian future, a relentless turf war rages. Two rival gangs feud for control of rural wasteland Frazier Park ('The FP') in the deadly arena of competitive dance-fight video game "Beat-Beat Revelation." After hometown hero BTRO is slain on the dance platform by thug leader L Dubba E, his protégé younger brother JTRO (Jason Trost) goes into isolation, vowing never to duel again. One year later, The FP is in ruins, and JTRO must find the courage to return and restore order in a ruthless battle for revenge that can only leave one man dancing. From the producers of Paranormal Activity and featuring narration by James Remar (The Warriors), THE FP is a fury of fierce footwork, triumphant montages and neon street wear that Moviefone calls "a rare ready-made cult hit." -- (C) Drafthouse

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Rating, Runtime: R, 1 hr. 23 min.
Directed By: Brandon Trost, Jason Trost
Written By: Brandon Trost, Jason Trost
Genres: Drama, Comedy

In Theaters: Mar 16, 2012 Limited
On DVD: Jun 19, 2012
Studio: Drafthouse Films

Critic Reviews

Christy Lemire, Associated Press
Rather than crafting a movie that's so bad it's good, writer-director brothers Jason and Brandon Trost have come up with something that's just plain bad -- and boring, and repetitive.
Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times
"The FP" so desperately wants to be cultishly admired for its bad-taste rollout of wacko characters, ugly costumes and vulgar slang that it forgets to be genuinely offbeat or funny.
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
You need to find a room full of people who get the joke and see this movie there, because audiences will be laughing so hard they'll be screaming.
Andy Webster, New York Times
It falls all over itself to lampoon its midnight-movie forebears even as it borrows their contrivances.
Ethan Gilsdorf, Boston Globe
Neither obliviously dreadful enough to be "so bad it's good,'' nor intentionally tongue-in-cheek enough to be funny.
Eric Hynes, Village Voice
Infinitely better as a beer-goggled pitch than as a feature film, The FP never gets beyond the studied novelty of its own pose.
Brian Tallerico, HollywoodChicago.com
The FP works for its audience, a rowdy crowd of midnight movie fans willing to put up with over-the-top silliness, bad performances, and general lunacy.
JimmyO, JoBlo's Movie Emporium
There is some serious talent in front of and behind the camera and with a better script they might be able to create something funny and unique.
Todd Gilchrist, The Playlist
The FP functions perfectly as a cult movie, but its ambition never feels bigger than to achieve that benchmark.
Ethan Alter, Television Without Pity
You'll have more fun hosting your own Dance Dance Revolution battles than watching The FP.
Marc Savlov, Austin Chronicle
The film's goofy heart and soul (yes, it has one) is what sticks with you in the end and makes this crazed film into a potential cult-movie masterpiece.
Shawn Levy, Oregonian
Just when you think they've gone too far, the Trost brothers 1) go further and 2) wink. It turns out to be a winning combination of gestures.
Tom Keogh, Seattle Times
"The FP" works best as an operatic parody of mixed genres with lunacy on the fringes.
Matt Pais, RedEye
People talk repeatedly about street cred and say 'For realz,' which I can only assume the script spellz with a z ... The FP means to be terrible, and it is.
Scott Tobias, AV Club
It does so much winking, it could be diagnosed with an eye infection.
Nick Schager, Slant Magazine
The FP has a one-note joke of a conceit, and when that runs out, it has few actual jokes to fill the humorless void.
Fred Topel, Screen Junkies
Just a crazy creation by original artists who show up out of nowhere.