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Papi Chulo

Papi chulo

2018

John Butler

Matt Bomer, Alejandro Patino, Elena Campbell-Martinez, Wendi McLendon-Covey ...

5.8

152

Comedy. Drama A young TV weatherman strikes up an unusual friendship with a middle-aged Latino migrant worker.

	Author	Review
United States	Teo Bugbee The New York Times	"Naïve buddy comedy. (...) It tries to subvert the conceit that casts brown people as uncomplicated support systems for conflicted white people, but lacks the vision to transform these familiar stereotypes."	NEG
United States	Joe Leydon Variety	"[It] makes it clear (...) that one can intelligently and entertainingly illuminate universal verities about basic human needs by focusing on specific details of place, class, and sexual orientation."	POS
United States	David Rooney The Hollywood Reporter	"A modest but disarming buddy movie (...) It’s the synergistic performances of Matt Bomer [and Alejandro Patino] (...) that make the movie click."	POS
United States	Peter Debruge Variety	"[It] falls back on stereotypes, and while Butler ultimately finds poignancy in the two men’s friendship, it’s hard to imagine anything quite like the bond he depicts existing in real life."	NEU
United States	Nick Allen rogerebert.com	"[It] is a buddy comedy, but only by its ramshackle design—it’s a forced friendship, and it’s not cute, let alone funny (…) Rating: ★½ (out of 4)"	NEG
United Kingdom	Wendy Ide Screendaily	"In its unassuming way, the film captures something universal and profound: the fleeting human connections which can subtly change a life forever"	POS
United States	Monica Castillo The New York Times	"Bomer and co-star Ernesto Patiño do fine work, but this is another white-perspective comedy about an interracial friendship"	NEU
Ireland	Paul Whitington Irish Independent	"John Butler milks this unlikely relationship for laughs very efficiently, and Bomer is genuinely touching as the lost and confused Sean (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
Ireland	Donald Clarke Irish Times	"It really shouldn’t work as well as it does (...) We end up with a small film that answers most of its own questions satisfactorily (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
Ireland	Deirdre Molumby entertainment.ie	"It is certainly unlike any other film you’ll see this year but don’t go into it expecting something uplifting (…) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 5)"	POS
Ireland	Sarah McIntyre RTÉ	"Butler has imbued each scene with so much empathy and realism that the warmth seeps out of the screen. It's a thoughtful, very funny, and deeply touching exploration of our shared humanity (…) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
Ireland	Philip Bagnall Scannain	"Butler and DoP Cathal Watters find wonder in suburban L.A. (...) 'Papi Chulo' is at once friendly and cautionary, offering wisdom and wit (…) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 5)"	POS

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