Boogie
Focus Features | Release Date: March 5, 2021 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
54
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 24 Critic Reviews
Positive:
9
Mixed:
13
Negative:
2
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
75
ReelViewsJames BerardinelliMar 5, 2021
Boogie is at times unpolished but it offers a compelling and sympathetic portrayal of the title character and avoids excessive melodrama or a too-facile ending. Read full review
75
Movie NationRoger MooreMar 4, 2021
Every time we figure we know how this will turn out because we’ve seen 74 earlier versions of “this movie,” Huang trips us up. His flawed hero, more flawed parents and pipe dreams become our dreams, which “Big Game” or not, is all we could hope for in any sports dramedy. Read full review
70
Rolling StoneJessica KiangMar 4, 2021
As a traditional, accessible, familiarly-structured crowdpleaser, Boogie, in its modest, far-from-flawless way, challenges them to enjoy one as well. Read full review
70
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Cliff LeeMar 3, 2021
Boogie is, finally, Huang’s cinematic realization of his dream, a debut filmmaker’s warts and all. Read full review
70
Los Angeles TimesJustin ChangMar 3, 2021
Boogie tries to appreciate its own contradictions, and also to complicate the audience’s expectations. It positions Boogie as an underdog of the underrepresented, a potential breakout star in an arena where the odds are stacked against him. But it also resists the temptation to turn him into an easy emblem of success, while neatly sidestepping the feel-good uplift and predictable, reconciliatory outcomes that tend to hold sway in the sports-movie genre. Read full review
70
Screen DailyTim GriersonMar 3, 2021
Sometimes marred by plot contrivances, Boogie works best when it breaks free of cliches to deliver an honest portrait of the struggles to attain the American dream. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterInkoo KangMar 3, 2021
It’s a solid first film, with a firm grasp on its melancholy but romantic tone, which never gets in the way of its propulsive momentum. Read full review
70
Arizona RepublicBill GoodykoontzMar 3, 2021
There's a lot of promise here, all over the film, and not just with Takahashi and Paige. Fans of "Fresh Off the Boat" know that Huang can be funny (though he didn't like it). It's nice to see him stretch out into more dramatic territory, even if he's not quite on as sure footing there. Certainly "Boogie" makes you want to see what's next. Read full review
68
TheWrapAlonso DuraldeMar 3, 2021
It’s only in assuming that we care more about Boogie’s athletic journey than his interpersonal relationships that the film falls short. Read full review
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