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Patti Cake$ is a tasty dessert [MOVIE REVIEW]

Danielle McDonald the star of Patti Cake$ with Siddharth Dhananjay (left) and Mamoudou Athie (center)  Danielle McDonald the star of Patti Cake$ with Siddharth Dhananjay (left) and Mamoudou Athie (center) Photo courtesy of Fox Searchlight Pictures

It’s not only hard out here for a pimp, it’s also tough for a young struggling would-be rapper named Patti (Danielle MacDonald). She’s the primary breadwinner in her household which includes her grandmother whose respiratory system is ravaged by decades of smoking and her mother who also has dreams of singing stardom. Between working a series of low-end jobs, Patti does everything she can to advance her career. And she’s not alone in her visions of fame; there’s Hareesh (Siddharth Dhananjay), an East Indian pharmacy tech who’s just as fascinated with rap as she is.

So you have a chubby blonde girl and her Indian sidekick in hot pursuit of...READ MORE

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