Huievest Instead, you get a movie that's enjoyable enough, but leaves you feeling like it could have been much, much more.

Brendon Jones It’s fine. It's literally the definition of a fine movie. You’ve seen it before, you know every beat and outcome before the characters even do. Only question is how much escapism you’re looking for.

Ezmae Chang This is a small, humorous movie in some ways, but it has a huge heart. What a nice experience.

Staci Frederick Blistering performances.

calel-63541 Hari Kondabolu's documentary dives into the title character from the Simpsons. He attacks the stereotype of Apu, yet, he makes his argument more about emotions than about fact. The people he interviews is clearly biased in how he interviews mainly Indian-Americans and people who support his case. He attempts to get Hank Azaria, who plays Apu, to be interviewed for the documentary. When Azaria turns him down, he gets furious with Azaria. He talks about privilege, which is important to talk about, but he doesn't dive in with logic and his complaints are based too much on emotion and not enough on facts.It is always important to talk about racism and stereotyping. However, "The Problem with Apu" and Kondabolu don't realize that the Simpsons sees these stereotypes as satire. Not to make fun of these people, but to simply make a joke. Kondabolu takes it too personal when the Simpsons isn't intentionally being racist, but just trying to get laughs.

aamilsyed I'm pretty sure that all the haters giving this less than 8 stars are white people who have have been triggered by it. White people, please sit down, be humble. Now you dear reader, if you're reaading the reviews to decide whether to watch this or not, just go ahead and watch it. Read the reviews later and you'll see that all of them have raised criticisms that have been answered in the film itself.. only the reviewers were too riled up that Hari took their favorite show to task, to notice. Well, boo hoo! Not only is Hari 100% on point, he is funny while he's at it. There are also some great interviews and Whoopi Goldberg also appears! I think I'd watch it for Whoopi alone.. but there's so much more in this!Anyway just want to clarify one thing that all the haters here keep harping about, so, spoiler alert! Everyone knows that the Simpsons makes fun of all races, but those other races are better represented in media so you don't *just* remember them as the caricature from the Simpsons. But South Asianaare poorly represented so you'll think of all SAs as "Apu" and that's the problem.Thanks for reading. Please take your time to enjoy this wholesome and funny documentary style rant :)

fjk1138-731-161881 As a fan of Hank Azaria, Apu, and the Simpsons for almost 30 years now I found the arguments made in this "documentary" to be rather weak, at best.Hari Kondabolu's main contentions are that he doesn't like the character's accent, he doesn't like being teased about the accent, Apu's character is somehow an insult to his parents, and knowing that he cannot personally stop Fox or The Simpsons producers from continuing to use Apu as character he feels a false sense of entitlement and exclusivity in trying to meet with Hank Azaria to convince him to stop doing it (Spoiler alert - Hank kindly refuses). Yet at the same time, he insists that the Simpsons show should continue and he supposedly even enjoyed everything else about it.Huh? What? Does he not realize that Apu, despite his "stereotypical presentation", is actually shown to be an extremely intelligent person who has deep feelings and pretty much the same highs and lows of life that most people on the planet experience every day? Apparently not - he's not open-minded enough, nor is he able to take a step back and see the larger social commentary picture that the Simpsons tries to make in every episode. In fact, in many episodes where this happens, Apu is revealed to be the one with superior knowledge and/or cultural strengths. He also is apparently not able to laugh at himself and just enjoy it for what it is - ironic for a person whose career is supposedly in comedy. As a side criticism on that last point: I'm well-versed in comedy legends since the dawn of television, and I didn't even know Hari existed before this film - his overall impact to the world of comedy is minimal at best. Or is that really the problem and this just an attempt to get noticed? The problem is, if Apu is banned from the show (yes banned - anything done officially in response to these complaints results in a "ban" regardless of whatever form it may come in), then do we ban all the other characters? Do we ban Dr Hibbert, Dr Nick Riviera, Bumblebee Man, and the like? How about Lenny, Carl, Grandpa, and even ultra-politically correct Lisa? I'm a white male near 50 years old - should I be offended because the dumbest character on the show is Homer, a white male? No, I am not, and Homer is one of my favorite comedy characters in the history of television because as flawed as he is, he always does the right thing in the end.What Hari also misses about Hank's performance of Apu is that it's just that: it's a performance. Does it mean Hank personally hates people from India? I'm guessing not. By the same token, is Stephen King a serial killer at heart if he writes a story about one from the killer's point of view? How about Edward Norton playing a Neo-Nazi in American History X - does that mean he hates all other races? Does Ralph Fiennes try to shoot Jews with a rifle from his window because of his role in Schidler's List? And should the people of Germany be offended by his accent or that he misrepresents their race or culture? The answer to all of these questions is a resounding "NEIN!" One point I will agree on with Hari is that there are not a lot of well-known Indian comedians or actors, but that appears to be changing. I am 100% in favor of more shows like that for anyone interested in Indian culture, comedy, etc. So Hari...why not put your comedy brain to work and make your own cartoon? Oh wait, your buddies tried that and guess what? No one cared.Just the other day, I read in the news that Hank Azaria responded to the film and said they would all basically take what Hari says in consideration on the future of Apu. I'm all for that, but I sincerely hope that neither Fox nor the Simpsons' producers cave and give up the character just to appease someone who clearly has no other means to get noticed than to try and ride wave of another's success.Sorry Hari, we've all been teased about something in life, myself included. The difference is we all can handle it like grown ups and moved on a long, long time ago.

knamazon This film is NOT saying you should feel bad for liking The Simpsons or the character of Apu. It is merely explaining how stereotypes like Apu can have real, negative effects in the context of our culture and society.Hari's arguments are very intellectually honest, and are presented with plenty of humor. He has reasonable responses to all the defenses of the Apu stereotype.Essentially, the biggest problem with Apu is that, because he the only Indian character on American TV for many years, many Americans came to only view Indians through the Apu stereotype. Imagine if Homer Simpson was the only depiction of white Americans on TV? It wouldn't be a fair portrayal. Neither is Apu, but because the character was created in an environment detached from actual Indians, perhaps it was easier to miss the problematic nature of defining a billion-plus people with a single character who sells expired junk food and has eight kids with his arranged-marriage wife.