The thing about chicago that is so special and so unique is that its a really exciting and electric place to perform the download 3 years ago. A misfit rapper comes straight outta jersey in memorable. Firsttime director geremy jasper made a film with texture, wellthoughtout performances from a troubled motherdaughter and genuinely good music, but this cake crumbles under formulaic feelgood pressures. It was released on august 18, 2017, by fox searchlight pictures. Patricia dumbo dombrowski is a woman from bergen county, new jersey, who seeks fame and fortune as a rapper. After being warmly received at sundance and cannes and other. Macdonald is an absolute force as the twentysomething patricia dombrowski, who. Her fierce talent is as unexpected as it is undeniable, and shes not gonna let her nanas piling medical bills. It was screened in the us dramatic competition section of the 2017 sundance film festival. Jasper, and lead actress danielle macdonald from wbez in chicago. It always feels a bit too much like a project cooked up in a sundance lab and precisiontooled for film festival success, and its mad libslike appropriation of underdog movie elements is the.
But what really sells it is actress danielle macdonald as killer p, a. Its an almost outrageously quirky comedy that shamelessly. With sahr ngaujah, danielle macdonald, bridget everett, mamoudou athie. Lourenco santanna, sophie mas, eleanor columbus, josh penn, jonathan bronfman. Who could have guessed that the next hip hop movie to have all the buzz would be about a 23yearold, overweight workingclass girl from new jersey. Art features, stay gold, maiden voyage pictures presentation of a dept, of motion pictures production. Patricia killa p dombrowski drafts rhymes behind the bar at a dingy dive, trying to pay off her coarse but beloved nanas medical bills and support her harddrinking mom, whose own. A homegrown new jersey story about a working class girls longshot struggle to make a mark in the rap music scene, geremy jaspers dynamic debut crackles with energy and. Patricia killa p dombrowski drafts rhymes behind the bar at a dingy dive, trying to pay off her. Freshen up your watchlist with prime videos latest roster of streaming movies and.
Cake is a 2014 american drama film directed by daniel barnz, written by patrick tobin, and starring jennifer aniston, adriana barraza, felicity huffman, william h. This movie is hustle and flow and 8 mile, jersey style. A misfit rapper comes straight outta jersey in memorable patti cake. With humor, raw energy and some unforgettable beats, this comingofage story follows an unlikely rapper who finds her voice as a oneofakind hiphop legend in the making. A gritty, new jersey based story of a bluecollar white girl trying to make it in hiphop sounds like the makings of a film festival favorite especially since its the first feature from its director and features a starmaking turn from an unusual leading lady. Seemingly from out of nowhere, this film generates perhaps the biggest smile of any movie this year. Birds of prey, bloodshot, and college basketball movies read more.
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