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World's Best

World's Best

2023

Roshan Sethi

Utkarsh Ambudkar, Manny Magnus, Punam Patel, Chris River ...

3.7

40

Comedy Raj Patel is an expert at math but is also secretly obsessed with his late father's dream of becoming a rap musician, and he almost loses everything in his attempt to achieve multiple goals in life.

	Author	Review
United States	Brandon David Wilson rogerebert.com	"Ambudkar and Magnus' chemistry goes a long way toward making the film work. You believe them as father and son, and their joy at making music together is infectious (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	Michael Nordine Variety	"While [it] ultimately receives a passing grade, it doesn't exactly ace the assignment"	NEU
United States	James Verniere Boston Herald	"This is the best hip-hop coming of age film out there. Great cast"	POS
United States	Amy Nicholson The New York Times	"Maybe the whiz kid can calculate the rate at which nostalgia flattens time? Yet, the script is otherwise attuned to the emotional and comedic details"	NEU
United States	Joel Keller Decider	"A feelgood movie that the whole family can enjoy, with some great songs and funny performances by Ambudkar and Magnus"	POS
United States	Noel Murray Los Angeles Times	"Ambudkar and his co-writer Jamie King hew too close to teen underdog movie clichés. But director Roshan Sethi gives the musical interludes some visual pop; and the songs are genuinely hooky"	NEU

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