'' Patti Cake $ '' received generally positive reviews from critics . On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes , the film has an approval rating of 83 % based on 132 reviews , with an average rating of 6.6 / 10 . The site 's critical consensus reads , " '' Patti Cake $ '' hits a number of predictable beats , but adds enough fresh elements -- not least Danielle MacDonald 's potentially starmaking turn -- to make its underdog story work . " On Metacritic , which assigns a normalized rating , the film has a score of 67 out of 100 , based on 37 critics , indicating " generally favorable reviews . " '' New York Magazine 's '' Vulture.com called the film a " Sundance charmer " and described it as perhaps " the most endearing surprise , " of the 2017 Sundance Film Festival . '' USA Today '' reported that star of the film Danielle Macdonald was met with a standing ovation when she took the stage after the world premiere at Sundance . Macdonald has been described as the break out star of the film
2017 Sundance Film Festival
2017 Sundance Film Festival
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