Filly Brown
Pantelion Films | Release Date: April 19, 2013 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
57
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 7 Critic Reviews
Positive:
5
Mixed:
1
Negative:
1
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70
Village VoiceAaron HillisApr 23, 2013
Youssef Delara and Michael D. Olmos's variation on the too-familiar subgenre (the rising inner-city superstar here is a Latina tomboy) is more heartfelt, humanistic, and entertaining than such a clichéd showbiz cautionary tale has any right to be. Read full review
70
Los Angeles TimesAmy NicholsonApr 18, 2013
The cast keeps us invested in Filly's furious resurrection. Read full review
67
Austin ChronicleLouis BlackApr 24, 2013
Sure, we’ve all seen this story before, but that doesn’t hamper this film from being enormously entertaining, with riveting performances, great beats, and poetic rhymes. Read full review
63
McClatchy-Tribune News ServiceRoger MooreApr 22, 2013
There’s nothing much new here, but the performances and the milieu make Filly Brown an entertaining, honorable installment in a story that is the American Dream incarnate, and has been ever since the first wannabe showed up on Tin Pan Alley at the beginning of the last century. Read full review
63
USA TodayClaudia PuigApr 18, 2013
Melodramatic and gritty Filly Brown marks the debut of a magnetic screen presence in Gina Rodriguez, as well as the final performance of singer Jenni Rivera, who died in a plane crash in December. Read full review
60
The Hollywood ReporterDavid RooneyApr 15, 2013
A dynamic breakout performance from Gina Rodriguez helps this rap-infused drama about a young Los Angeles Latina overcome its patchy storytelling. Read full review
30
VarietyRobert KoehlerApr 15, 2013
The resulting film is a trite piece of storytelling, with character development and plot points that feel not so much lived in as borrowed from other movies. Read full review
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