Cha Cha Real Smooth (2022)
Starring Cooper Raiff, Dakota Johnson, Vanessa Burghardt, Evan Assante, Leslie Mann, Brad Garrett, Raúl Castillo, Amara Pedroso Saquel, Odeya Rush, Brooklyn Ramirez, Kelly O'Sullivan, Javien Mercado, Chris Newman, John Paul Hurley, Davina Reid, Lisa Velten Smith, Corrie Danieley, Eamonn McElfresh, Mike Dennis, Alison Weisgall, Jonathan Visser, Tommy Lafitte, Jonathan Berry, Colton Osorio
IHBM8.5Excellent
Fresh out of college and stuck at his New Jersey home without a clear path forward, 22-year-old Andrew begins working as a party starter for bar/bat mitzvahswhere he strikes up a unique friendship with a young mom and her teenage daughter.
My review · Reviewed 06/19/2022
This movie is about a man who is just entering adulthood and is trying to figure it all out. He meets an older woman who has a special child and... well, yeah, we've seen this setup before. None of this material is fresh. However, the movie still works because of the heart and chemistry of the actors. The movie reminded me a lot of one of Johnson's other works (the fantastic Peanut Butter Falcon). It isn't without flaws but I thoroughly enjoyed it. Is Cooper Raif the next Tom Hanks?