“Raiff’s decision to base a decent chunk of Cha Cha Real Smooth around the Jewish community’s customary rite of passage makes perfect sense given Andrew’s predicament, but it does feel a bit on the nose in this context. As the bar and bat mitzvah signifies a person’s shift from adolescence to adulthood, the point at which accountability for one’s actions shifts from the parents to their offspring, Andrew also finds himself grappling with the newfound responsibility of adult life. The vacuous auditoriums…
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