“Patti Cakes” (*1/2 out of four) was a sour melodrama about an aspiring rapper named Patti Cakes (Danielle Macdonald) who struggles to achieve her quest for glory and stardom in her rundown home in New Jersey but finds that her continued family problems and ties in her community keep holding her down. Unfortunately, the character Patti Cakes isn’t really that special a rapper and Macdonald isn’t all that great of a lead actress which makes this a lumpy mix at best. Works best in the scenes between her and her mom but many supporting characters are unpleasant and film bogs down at nearly 2 hours.