Where's the Party Yaar?
Music Masala Films | Release Date: September 5, 2003 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
56
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Mixed or average reviews based on 9 Critic Reviews
Positive:
3
Mixed:
5
Negative:
1

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
70
VarietyScott Foundas
The most affable and endearing of the recent wave of films about Indian immigrants assimilating in the West. Read full review
70
Chicago ReaderJ.R. Jones
The comic juice tends to spill out in all directions. Read full review
67
Austin ChronicleMarrit Ingman
Yaar has enough heart to redeem its cruder moments, and it turns out to be quite a little charmer. Read full review
60
L.A. WeeklyDavid Chute
Mathews has obvious storytelling chops, and a sharp eye for absurdity. But there are sacred cows in hip, progressive America, too, and the truly fearless satirist has to be a carnivore. Read full review
60
The New York TimesDave Kehr
Clearly understands its target audience of first-generation Indian-Americans and has its pleasures to provide. Read full review
60
Village VoiceNita Rao
This breezy comedy deconstructs the struggles of assimilation, satirizing the stereotypical "culture clash" Indian-American identity narrative. Read full review
50
The A.V. ClubScott Tobias
Though harmless and reasonably good-natured, Where's The Party Yaar? ("yaar" translates as "dude") doesn't add many novel touches to its predictable formula, except for a couple of limp nods to Bollywood song-and-dance numbers. Read full review
40
Los Angeles TimesKevin Thomas
Looks good but overstays its welcome. Read full review
30
The Hollywood ReporterKirk Honeycutt
For the most part, the acting is shrill and cartoonish. Indeed, most of the actors appear to be, in the finest desi filmmaking tradition, from the filmmakers' close circle of friends and family. Read full review
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