proving there is such a thing as bad press, Netflix's "Cuties" might never recover from its disastrous marketing, despite it being a touching, personal coming-of-age drama
as a feature directorial debut for director and writer Maïmouna Doucouré, Cuties is a contemporary view into a fundamental change of life in a modern world of unknown circumstances and how to survive them
an uneven, but ambitious coming-of-age tale about social media exhibitionism; "Cuties" examines the consequences inherent to ignoring the impact of one's behavior outside the bubble of a screen-enamored social media existence
an interesting, flawed debut feature for Netflix from Franco-Senegalese director Maimouna Doucoure; It all hangs together, and the good faith with which it is presented to the audience is clear enough
a vibrant, morally intelligent film; "Cuties" is a thematically bold yet nuanced study of displacement and duty that deserves to be seen as an auspicious and astute debut, not the source of scandal
"Cuties" dramatizes what people of color and immigrants endure as a result of isolation and ghettoization, of not being represented culturally and politically -- and of not being represented in French national mythology