Synopsis
This documentary follows the 15-year journey of the founding members of the improv hip-hop group Freestyle Love Supreme, as they reflect upon why this show remains such an important piece of their personal, creative, and professional history–from the basement of the Drama Bookshop in NYC to the Broadway stage.
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Cast
- Lin-Manuel MirandaSelf
- Thomas KailSelf
- Anthony VenezialeSelf
- Utkarsh AmbudkarSelf
- Christopher JacksonSelf
- Andrew BancroftSelf
- James Monroe IglehartSelf
- Paul RuddSelf
Recommendations
- 80
The Hollywood Reporter
It's warm and personal, but sharp enough to know when to show a few bumps in the road of the mutual admiration society. - 75
San Francisco Chronicle
The documentary might not complicate the picture you already had of Miranda, Kail, Veneziale and their team, but it nonetheless offers a profound testament to the value of finding your artistic collaborators. - 70
Variety
It’s about as sweet to see friendship survive success as it is to see Lin-Manuel Miranda as the world’s most adorkable Beastie Boy. - 70
Wall Street Journal
Mr. Miranda may be the drawing card of We Are Freestyle Love Supreme, but director Andrew Fried has made a documentary about friends, rhythm and, in every sense, time. - 70
Los Angeles Times
A breezy, energizing and fun look at the hip-hop and improv theater collective - 67
The A.V. Club
Like Miranda himself, We Are Freestyle Love Supreme has an exuberant theater-kid earnestness that will either prove endearing or grating depending on how you feel about backstage warm-up games and spontaneous sidewalk performances. - 67
IndieWire
If the film never aspires to be any heavier than one of FLS’ unscripted comedy shows, it would be wrong to write it off as a fans-only proposition — not when Fried so palpably captures the universal thrill of going out into the world and finding the people who give rhyme to your reason, and reason to your rhyme. - 63
The Associated Press
For Miranda disciples, it’s essential. For everyone else? It is a good-natured peek at the origins of this freestyle hip-hop group, which ended up being a springboard for some pretty incredible talents
