At a club one night, she sees a haunting black man (Mamoudou Athie) perform onstage. Like she says to herself in the mirror, "I'm a bad-assed bitch!" MacDonald is pure dynamite with her blustery swag, but she really takes off when showing the hurt child underneath it all. Unlike Muriel, she has the goods to back up her confident demeanor. But she just KNOWS that she's destined for bigger and better things, and when she opens her mouth to rap, it's pure, cinematic joy. There's nothing like a family that needs you to light a fire under your ass. There's no way around the fact that Patti's a bit of a slob, but she demonstrates a strong work ethic. Try watching her sing Lita Ford's "Kiss Me Deadly" without wanting to run up and smooch the shit out of her! Barb leans a little too hard on Patti to help pay the bills, especially since her ailing mother (a hilarious and nearly-unrecognizable Cathy Moriarty) has pressing health needs. I love it when comics explore their dark sides, and her rich performance reminded me of Bette Midler in THE ROSE. Everett, who I've known from her standup comedy and outrageously salacious appearances on The Amy Schemer Show, is a revelation in the role.
Barb used to sing in an 80s hair metal group and still dreams of the spotlight, especially when a local cop enlists her to front his band. When she's not daydreaming about a better life, she lives with her financially struggling mother Barb (Bridget Everett).
#Bridget everett shows off her side movie#
I loved this movie so much.Īustralian actor Danielle MacDonald is Patti, a young bartender/cater waiter by day who dreams of rap superstardom along with her pharmacist sidekick/BFF (an incredibly winning Siddharth Dhananjay) who serves as her nerdy/jumpy MC. It's slightly conventional, but if you stick with its gritty, grimy ways, you're gonna have a blast. PATTI CAKE$, the story of an aspiring New Jersey rapper, plays right into the hands of those who worship either slightly delusional characters or pulse-pounding musicals.
Geremy Jasper, making his feature film debut here, clearly loves an underdog story, and more specifically, I'm betting he loves MURIEL'S WEDDING and 8 MILE.
RAPTURE - My Review of PATTI CAKE$ (4 Stars + 3 $$$!!)
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