Dude Where's the Party Reviews

The filmmakers joke about situations that will surprise those of us unfamiliar with Indian culture and amuse those who are. Much of the remaining material, however, is trite.

Full Review | Original Score: 2/4

The story bogs a bit and seems to run long, but any movie that has cricket and high-energy Indian numbers can't be all bad.

Full Review | Original Score: 2.5/5

Stereotyped characters, lame jokes.

Full Review | Original Score: D

Where's the Party, Yaar? is too corny and drawn-out to appeal to crossover audiences but may strike a nerve in Indian communities.

Full Review | Original Score: 2/5

Assembles all the usual stereotypes in one movie.

Filled with wacky humor and inside jokes that may leave Indian audiences rolling in their seat and average Americans sporting a quizzical look.

| Original Score: 3/4

Discretely dismantles caricatures of FOBs with deft send-ups of stock Bollywood leitmotifs.

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Mathews has obvious storytelling chops, and a sharp eye for absurdity.

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This film clearly understands its target audience of first-generation Indian-Americans and has its pleasures to provide.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5

A charming if inconsistent comic essay on assimilation.

Full Review | Original Score: B-

An amiable city mouse/country mouse story.

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Town mouse/country mouse isn't exactly the freshest conceit, but the poignancy of the identity issues and the freshness of the cultural glimpses push this film through the occasional slow and/or stale parts.

Full Review | Original Score: C+

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5

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