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By Dave Mcginn (33) for The Globe and Mail (Toronto) (4,018) on 23 Aug 2017

Patti Cake$ for the most part avoids feeling like a song you've heard before. It's too big-hearted and genuine not to love…

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By Ann Hornaday (1,919) for Washington Post (9,851) on 23 Aug 2017

Patti Cake$ winds up being a celebration of art, enterprise and self-invention that’s as tough as it is touching…

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By David Edelstein (2,124) for New York Magazine (Vulture) (3,519) on 23 Aug 2017

It’s a real crowd-pleaser, and I hope a lot of people will be inspired by its mixture of grittiness and uplift…

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By Bill Goodykoontz (2,123) for Arizona Republic (3,909) on 23 Aug 2017

The cast, in particular Macdonald and Everett, rise above. However gritty the film may be, you want the best for these characters…

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By Marjorie Baumgarten (1,950) for Austin Chronicle (7,653) on 23 Aug 2017

Patti Cake$ treads familiar territory while also presenting something fresh and original…

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By Kim Hughes (164) for Original Cin (1,156) on 23 Aug 2017

Danielle Macdonald does for the character of Patti what Gabourey Sidibe did for Precious: uses her non-Hollywood looks to conjure a character…

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By Frank Swietek (3,473) for One Guy's Opinion (3,473) on 22 Aug 2017

While far more formulaic than it pretends to be, 'Patti Cake$' has enough going for it-including Macdonald-to be worth a look, as long as rap…

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By Pete Hammond (936) for Deadline Hollywood Daily (332) on 22 Aug 2017

A star is born in this highly entertaining hip hop delight with three different generations of women played by Danielle Macdonald, Bridget…

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By Elazar Fine (28) for The Young Folks (1,024) on 22 Aug 2017

Patti Cake$' is an optimistic 'Fish Tank,' a hopeful 'Whiplash,' a Jersey girl 'Once,' a less rapey 'Saturday Night Fever.' It's joyous and…

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By Kelly Vance (1,015) for East Bay Express (1,012) on 22 Aug 2017

Patti Cake$ is a pile of hackneyed situations from an ancient formula, with comically overdrawn performances. Yet we can't resist cheering for her…

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By Laura Clifford (2,742) for Reeling Reviews (4,376) on 20 Aug 2017

[Danielle MacDonald] is downright phenomenal in this role, creating a hugely sympathetic character without sentiment, rapping so rat-a-tat-tat…

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By Stephen Silver (684) for Splice Today (140) on 19 Aug 2017

Cliched, yes, but ultimately succeeds thanks to a very specific sense of place and a star that's uniquely talented…

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By Matt Zoller Seitz (637) for RogerEbert.com (5,563) on 17 Aug 2017

What elevates it and makes it special is the attention it pays to local geography and atmosphere, the mundane aspects of working-class Northeastern…

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By William Bibbiani (788) for CraveOnline (813) on 17 Aug 2017

A somewhat familiar but earnest and inspirational underdog story…

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By Mike Reyes (98) for CinemaBlend (829) on 16 Aug 2017

While Patti Cake$ treads familiar ground, it does so with a confident stride and cinematic language of its own, much like its colorful protagonist…

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By James Berardinelli (4,524) for ReelViews (4,523) on 16 Aug 2017

This is a feel-good tale through-and-through yet, because of the aesthetic and setting, it doesn’t feel cloying and artificial…

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By Anna Smith (519) for Time Out (7,510) on 16 Aug 2017

The tone balances realism and optimism with the accent on the latter; ultimately Patti Cake$ has the kind of uplifting, defiant-misfit mood…

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By Chris Nashawaty (734) for Entertainment Weekly (6,953) on 16 Aug 2017

It’s festooned with so many triumph-of-the-underdog clichés (including a climax you can see driving down the Garden State Parkway from a…

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By Gary Thompson (1,554) for Philadelphia Daily News (1,596) on 16 Aug 2017

Patti Cake$, in the end, is a little pat, but it doesn’t take its underdog, band-of-misfits formula too far, and Macdonald’s infectious…

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By Michael Phillips (2,622) for Chicago Tribune (6,211) on 16 Aug 2017

The film ticks a lot of boxes. Underdog triumph. Showbiz triumph. Working-class heroics…

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