There is a severe lack of consideration for the supporting characters and who they are outside of their relationships with Andrew.

| Jul 22, 2024

Apart from some misplaced hero worship... Cha Cha Real Smooth is a sweet narrative about embracing the “good-for-you” things in life.

| Original Score: 8/10 | Jul 11, 2024

There is so much to write and to gush about Cha Cha Real Smooth. It’s a film that breaks rules and makes us reflect on who we are.

| Original Score: A | Jul 3, 2024

Cha Cha... remains an absolute, if indulgent, breakthrough delight at its best.

| Sep 13, 2023

Raiff brings an easy-going, unpretentious humanity to all of his roles in the film, giving the whole thing a ring of truth that belies its more formulaic trappings.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Aug 29, 2023

Johnson shines as the film’s star. Since her notorious debut in the “Fifty Shades” franchise, Johnson has become a magnetic actor in “The Lost Daughter” (2021) and two collaborations with Luca Guadagnino, “A Bigger Splash” (2015) and “Suspiria” (2018).

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Aug 16, 2023

Cha Cha Real Smooth is a triumph—a near-perfect exploration of the restlessness, frustration, and exuberance of being young and feeling old.

| Aug 6, 2023

It’s missing a couple of things that could make this story feel earned rather than forced onto us without much hesitation.

| Original Score: C- | Jul 29, 2023

Overall, the nuanced writing is the strongest aspect of this film mixed with the amazing party production design and memorable playlist that leave you charmed and emotionally invested.

| Jul 26, 2023

A charming, heartfelt, & Hilarious dramedy that truly will hit the souls of people in their 20’s… as well as having others look back at their 20’s. I LOVED this sweet film so so much. Cooper Raiff knocks it out of the park

| Jul 25, 2023

Cooper Raiff builds extremely relatable protagonists who need each other to learn how to overcome their intricate, uncertain stages of life. Raiff and Dakota Johnson share remarkable chemistry, humbly indulging in their flawed human characters.

| Original Score: A- | Jul 25, 2023

Cha Cha Real Smooth digs into uncomfortable corridors to bring light to the edges of heartaches, and in doing so, Raiff brings to our screens the type of film that’s bound to leave a mark.

| Jul 23, 2023

It is a kind of film that sees merit in being kind to your parents and your sibling even when you feel the most hurt. Heartbreak here does not serve a purpose, it just hurts bad.

| Jul 20, 2023

This life of the party needs a sterner reality check than the one he's subjected to in this near-miss of a character study.

| May 30, 2023

Feels like Zach Braff trying to make "Adventureland."

| Original Score: C- | Mar 20, 2023

Cha Cha Real Smooth's genuine and emotional with two magnificent lead characters who go through painfully but gloriously relatable comings of age. It’s really a special movie.

| Original Score: 9.5/10 | Jan 4, 2023

…a gentle, well-written, sweet-natured and agreeably personal view of growing-up, fully realised by Cooper Raiff, who ably deals himself the material for a striking leading performance…

| Original Score: 4/5 | Nov 29, 2022

It’s Johnson who just steals this film. It’s Domino who is endlessly interesting, surprising, and maturely written–and the actress just runs with the role.

| Original Score: A | Sep 9, 2022

Cha Cha Real Smooth is the smash hit of Sundance 2022 – a charming crowdpleaser with a sensitive and side-splitting script and an exceptionally cast ensemble (including a career-best Dakota Johnson).

| Original Score: 5/5 | Sep 1, 2022

The movie's good intentions are so myopic, it is trapped in the same bubble as its lead character.

| Aug 29, 2022