Prince of Broadway
Elephant Eye Films | Release Date: September 3, 2010 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
61
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 8 Critic Reviews
Positive:
5
Mixed:
3
Negative:
0
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LarsenOnFilmJosh LarsenFeb 28, 2025
There is cuteness, to be sure, but also an honesty about dirty diapers, runny noses, and the sheer exasperation of the situation. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterJustin Lowe
Admirably resourceful, Prince of Broadway thrives in that increasingly fertile stylistic niche combining documentary and narrative aesthetics. Read full review
70
VarietyJohn Anderson
Streetwise, kinetic and solidly dramatic, Prince of Broadway is a convincingly character-driven tale set in a clandestine universe -- the realm of stolen and/or counterfeit fashions that exists in the no man's land of Manhattan's West 20s. Read full review
70
Los Angeles TimesKenneth Turan
It's an undeniably small yet almost indefinable film, warmhearted and bittersweet, laced with both humor and tough emotions. Plus it has a kind of bicoastal appeal. Read full review
70
The New York TimesJeannette Catsoulis
The movie is sharp, charismatic and so light on its feet we never know which way it will turn. Read full review
60
Boxoffice MagazineChad Greene
With his cinema-verité treatment of baby-daddy drama in Prince of Broadway, Baker proves himself a worthy heir to the Italian neorealists of the '40s and '50s-capturing capably the desperation, and potential defeat, inherent in poverty. Read full review
40
Village VoiceMichael Atkinson
It's not the freshest scenario, and Baker lets Lucky sputter and moan about his fate for so long that we wonder, as his sensible girlfriend does, why we're bothering with such undiluted dickness. Read full review
40
Time OutAndrew Schenker
There's one crucial lesson that Baker hasn't absorbed, however: Don't get too caught up in plotting, especially when it involves a man warming to an unwanted child. Read full review
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