Best of the Best (2026)

What the critics said

Critics found a film that works despite its predictability. Rotten Tomatoes reports an 83% approval rating as of September 2026, based on 23 reviews. Metacritic assigns it a 71 out of 100, a score it labels generally favorable. The praise centers on the relationship portrayed by Kedia and Ramakrishnan, which Chris Azzopardi of The New York Times notes moves through familiar steps. Others were less charmed by the safety. Nandini Balial of RogerEbert.com called the story akin to a Disney Channel Original Movie, arguing that stories about brown women should be written by them too. It is a competent piece of work that rarely takes a risk, which is perhaps the most honest description of a film that refuses to surprise you.