Metacritic reviews

The most affable and endearing of the recent wave of films about Indian immigrants assimilating in the West.

The comic juice tends to spill out in all directions.

Yaar has enough heart to redeem its cruder moments, and it turns out to be quite a little charmer.

Mathews has obvious storytelling chops, and a sharp eye for absurdity. But there are sacred cows in hip, progressive America, too, and the truly fearless satirist has to be a carnivore.

Clearly understands its target audience of first-generation Indian-Americans and has its pleasures to provide.

This breezy comedy deconstructs the struggles of assimilation, satirizing the stereotypical "culture clash" Indian-American identity narrative.

Though harmless and reasonably good-natured, Where's The Party Yaar? ("yaar" translates as "dude") doesn't add many novel touches to its predictable formula, except for a couple of limp nods to Bollywood song-and-dance numbers.

Looks good but overstays its welcome.

For the most part, the acting is shrill and cartoonish. Indeed, most of the actors appear to be, in the finest desi filmmaking tradition, from the filmmakers' close circle of friends and family.