The story of Tonya Harding’s career has been hashed over by journalists, in midday movie specials and documentaries – so an attempt at a fresh and irreverent take on the events in 1994 is understandable as movie fodder.
What could have been a smart, witty and timely exploration of middle-class desire and consumerism, ideas of utopia, environmentalism and our impact on the earth, turned out to be the fatigued and dull journey of a guy finding enlightenment via the oppression of others.
Patricia Dombrowski – aka Patti Cake$, aka Killa P - is an aspiring rapper in the down-and-out end of New Jersey, battling her way through bullies and unbelievers to achieve her dreams of making it in the industry.