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In the Heights

In the Heights

2021

Jon M. Chu

Anthony Ramos, Corey Hawkins, Melissa Barrera, Leslie Grace ...

6.6

2,768

Musical. Romance. Drama. Comedy A feature version of the Lin-Manuel Miranda's Broadway musical, in which a bodega owner has mixed feelings about closing his store and retiring to the Dominican Republic after inheriting his grandmother's fortune.

	Author	Review
United States	David Ehrlich IndieWire	"'In the Heights' is so magical and euphoric that it would leave you feeling like the movies were back even if they hadn't gone anywhere."	POS
United States	Peter Debruge Variety	"A electrifying show (...) Like its source, the movie is a blast (...) Miranda’s terrific songs speak for themselves"	POS
United States	Leah Greenblatt Entertainment Weekly	"Lin-Manuel Miranda's vibrant musical dazzles on screen (...) a Technicolor marvel as heady as Old Hollywood, and as modern as this moment."	POS
United States	Rafael Motamayor The New York Observer	‘In the Heights’ Lives Up to Its Dream-Like Expectations (...) the first truly must-see cinematic experience of the summer. (...) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	A. O. Scott The New York Times	"Miranda’s musical comes to the screen as an exuberant and heartfelt party (...) After more than a year of desultory streaming, anemic entertainment and panicky doomscrolling, it’s a dream come true. (...) a great movie".	POS
United States	Richard Lawson Vanity Fair	"Basking in the film’s ceaseless swirl is as intoxicating a moviegoing experience as one could want these days, a burst of communal joy (and sorrow) that serves as an effusive welcome back to the world."	POS
United States	Justin Chang Los Angeles Times	"'In the Heights' is a brash and invigorating entertainment, a movie of tender, delicate moments that nonetheless revels unabashedly in its own size and scale."	POS
United States	David Rooney The Hollywood Reporter	"It’s sheer joy to watch New York shake off its slumber, like an invigorating shower from an open fire hydrant. That alone should make this real-world musical fairy tale a summer crowd-pleaser."	POS
United States	Peter Travers ABC News	"This surefire Oscar contender emerges as the best and most beguiling movie of the summer and maybe the year (...) 'In the Heights' has something rare in any art form: a heart that sings and a spirit that soars"	POS
United Kingdom	Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"It’s impossible to object to In the Heights with its almost childlike innocence (...) But this is a pretty quaint image of street life, whose unrealities probably worked better on stage (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	NEU
United States	Brian Truitt USA Today	"With a musical that doesn’t shy away from tackling issues of racism and immigration, viewers will find themselves immersed in a song-filled, universally relatable story (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	Juan Barquin The Film Stage	"[This] adaptation is proof that the movie musical isn’t dead––it simply needed a little flavor. (...) What few flaws In the Heights has are easy to overlook when being handed a musical as passionately and tactfully mounted as this one."	POS
United States	Monica Castillo The Wrap	"'In the Heights' can represent many things for many different viewers (...) Just as importantly, there’s an unmistakable sense of pride in celebrating where so many of us came from "	POS
United Kingdom	Tim Grierson Screendaily	"A large ensemble of engaging performances holds together this bursting-at-the-seams picture, which never lets its buoyant spirit overshadow the bittersweet exploration of racism and economic inequality"	POS
United States	Orlando Maldonado The Playlist	"A movie adaptation that shies away from portraying Latinxs as drug lords or gang members but as hard-working members of a community with dreams (...) This is, undoubtedly, one of the biggest merits of “In the Heights,”	POS
United Kingdom	Helen O'Hara Empire	"A story about a tight-knit community helping one another through their issues with a shared sense of scrappy optimism and a killer sense of rhythm (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Joshua Rivera Polygon	"A celebration of stories and sounds, hopes and dreams (...) a triumphant adaptation, confidently reworking the stage show into a gorgeous, vibrant film"	POS
United States	Danette Chavez AV Club	"A loving tribute to the Latinx communities (...) In The Heights capably balances its grounded moments with the big song-and-dance numbers"	POS

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