''Cupcakes'' () is a 2013 Israeli Hebrew-language musical comedy film.

Plot

Tel Aviv Tel Aviv-Yafo ( he, תֵּל־אָבִיב-יָפוֹ, translit=Tēl-ʾĀvīv-Yāfō ; ar, تَلّ أَبِيب – يَافَا, translit=Tall ʾAbīb-Yāfā, links=no), often referred to as just Tel Aviv, is the most populous city in the G ...

, a group of friends meet to watch the Universong song contest. The friends are unimpressed by the Israeli entry and start singing their own song. A mobile phone recording of the singing goes viral and the group are selected as the Israeli entry for the next Universong.

Cast

Themes

The song contest in Cupcakes is modelled on the

Eurovision Song Contest The Eurovision Song Contest (), sometimes abbreviated to ESC and often known simply as Eurovision, is an international songwriting competition organised annually by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), featuring participants representing pr ...

. Fox said that he wanted to make a "feel good movie" with Cupcakes.

Reception

Critical reception

Andy Webster in ''

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'' praised the film's casting and production design. Sheri Linden for the ''

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'' praised the "bright zingers and seamless fantasy sequences" of the film, but said that clunky moments held the film back. ''

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''s Dee Rudebeck awarded the film three out of five stars. Rudebeck was critical of the lack of complex character development, but added that this shouldn't be an issue for fans of the genre. The ''

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'' also awarded the film three out of five stars. ''

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'' praised the film as "Endearingly goofy". ''

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'' bemoaned that the film "lacks the anarchical humor necessary to overcome its predictable elements"''.'' ''

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'' described the film as an "infectious and enjoyable movie".

References

External links

* * Films directed by Eytan Fox 2013 films 2010s Hebrew-language films {{Israel-film-stub