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Bend It Like Beckham
Released in Theatrical Release by (01 August, 2003)
Starring: Parminder K. Nagra, Keira Knightley, and Jonathan Rhys-Meyers
Bend It Like Beckham is true girl power. This glorious comedy centers on Jess (Parminder Nagra), an Indian girl born in England whose only desire is to become a football--or, as we say on this side of the Atlantic, soccer--star like her idol, David Beckham; but her traditional family refuses to even consider it. With the help of her new friend Juliet (Keira Knightley), Jess secretly joins a girls' team under the guidance of a male coach (Jonathan Rhys Meyers). As the team starts to gain some attention, Jess's secret can't be kept forever. The story of Bend It Like Beckham is so genuine and detailed that it transcends all the sports-movie formulas that it also fulfills with cheeky exuberance. Wonderfully acted, and written and directed with loving care by Gurinder Chadha (Bhaji on the Beach, What's Cooking?), this movie is pure delight from start to finish. --Bret Fetzer
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Girl power
Delightful FunThis movie is unpretentious, pure, heartfelt fun. The story is laugh-out-loud funny from start to finish. The opening scene, in which Jess dreams of being a soccer star broadcast on TV, immediately sets the tone of the film and draws you in. The soccer scenes are great, but not so dominating that those of us unversed in matters of sports can't follow. Watch out for Keira Knightley's spirited acting and her hilarious relationship with her homophobic mother. Oh, and don't press the "stop" button before the closing credits end.
Nice ArcWe need more films like this. No stars, just solid acting and a great story. No big egos to muck up the script, or hog the scenes.
Wonderful feel good story about a young girl not following in the well worn path and facade of her family's expectations. She follows her dreams undeterred by the disappointment she causes in everyone on her side of the ball.
In OT she scores because of her strength and honesty, and her realistic look at a crazy world.
Bend It Like Beckham (Full Screen Edition)
Released in DVD by Twentieth Century Fox Home Video (30 September, 2003)
Starring: Parminder K. Nagra, Keira Knightley, and Jonathan Rhys-Meyers
Bend It Like Beckham is true girl power. This glorious comedy centers on Jess (Parminder Nagra), an Indian girl born in England whose only desire is to become a football--or, as we say on this side of the Atlantic, soccer--star like her idol, David Beckham; but her traditional family refuses to even consider it. With the help of her new friend Juliet (Keira Knightley), Jess secretly joins a girls' team under the guidance of a male coach (Jonathan Rhys Meyers). As the team starts to gain some attention, Jess's secret can't be kept forever. The story of Bend It Like Beckham is so genuine and detailed that it transcends all the sports-movie formulas that it also fulfills with cheeky exuberance. Wonderfully acted, and written and directed with loving care by Gurinder Chadha (Bhaji on the Beach, What's Cooking?), this movie is pure delight from start to finish. --Bret Fetzer
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Girl powerIn this film Jess,a young Indian girl living in England wants to be a soccer star just like her idol Beckam. She plays games in the park with boys and catches the eye of a young English girl who plays on an all-girl team. She invites the Indian girl to try out for her team and Jess agrees. The problem comes with her family, a very traditional Indian family who think that a girl's efforts should be directed toward a future marriage and family rather than towards sports. The girl dodges her family and manages to play in secret until finally her parents discover what she's been doing. They forbid her to play in a final tournament where she has a chance to be seen by a scout from America who is recruiting girls for a college team.
This is a movie about determination and about the delicate balance between honoring old traditions and yet being true to one's self. It is a heart-warming story, marred only by unfamiliar accents and phrases which will not all be understood by American audiences. Still, it's well worth the viewing.
This is a movie about determination and about the delicate balance between honoring old traditions and yet being true to one's self. It is a heart-warming story, marred only by unfamiliar accents and phrases which will not all be understood by American audiences. Still, it's well worth the viewing.
Delightful FunThis movie is unpretentious, pure, heartfelt fun. The story is laugh-out-loud funny from start to finish. The opening scene, in which Jess dreams of being a soccer star broadcast on TV, immediately sets the tone of the film and draws you in. The soccer scenes are great, but not so dominating that those of us unversed in matters of sports can't follow. Watch out for Keira Knightley's spirited acting and her hilarious relationship with her homophobic mother. Oh, and don't press the "stop" button before the closing credits end.
Nice ArcWe need more films like this. No stars, just solid acting and a great story. No big egos to muck up the script, or hog the scenes.
Wonderful feel good story about a young girl not following in the well worn path and facade of her family's expectations. She follows her dreams undeterred by the disappointment she causes in everyone on her side of the ball.
In OT she scores because of her strength and honesty, and her realistic look at a crazy world.
Bend It Like Beckham (Widescreen Edition)
Released in DVD by Twentieth Century Fox Home Video (30 September, 2003)
Starring: Parminder K. Nagra, Keira Knightley, and Jonathan Rhys-Meyers
Bend It Like Beckham is true girl power. This glorious comedy centers on Jess (Parminder Nagra), an Indian girl born in England whose only desire is to become a football--or, as we say on this side of the Atlantic, soccer--star like her idol, David Beckham; but her traditional family refuses to even consider it. With the help of her new friend Juliet (Keira Knightley), Jess secretly joins a girls' team under the guidance of a male coach (Jonathan Rhys Meyers). As the team starts to gain some attention, Jess's secret can't be kept forever. The story of Bend It Like Beckham is so genuine and detailed that it transcends all the sports-movie formulas that it also fulfills with cheeky exuberance. Wonderfully acted, and written and directed with loving care by Gurinder Chadha (Bhaji on the Beach, What's Cooking?), this movie is pure delight from start to finish. --Bret Fetzer
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Girl powerIn this film Jess,a young Indian girl living in England wants to be a soccer star just like her idol Beckam. She plays games in the park with boys and catches the eye of a young English girl who plays on an all-girl team. She invites the Indian girl to try out for her team and Jess agrees. The problem comes with her family, a very traditional Indian family who think that a girl's efforts should be directed toward a future marriage and family rather than towards sports. The girl dodges her family and manages to play in secret until finally her parents discover what she's been doing. They forbid her to play in a final tournament where she has a chance to be seen by a scout from America who is recruiting girls for a college team.
This is a movie about determination and about the delicate balance between honoring old traditions and yet being true to one's self. It is a heart-warming story, marred only by unfamiliar accents and phrases which will not all be understood by American audiences. Still, it's well worth the viewing.
This is a movie about determination and about the delicate balance between honoring old traditions and yet being true to one's self. It is a heart-warming story, marred only by unfamiliar accents and phrases which will not all be understood by American audiences. Still, it's well worth the viewing.
Delightful FunThis movie is unpretentious, pure, heartfelt fun. The story is laugh-out-loud funny from start to finish. The opening scene, in which Jess dreams of being a soccer star broadcast on TV, immediately sets the tone of the film and draws you in. The soccer scenes are great, but not so dominating that those of us unversed in matters of sports can't follow. Watch out for Keira Knightley's spirited acting and her hilarious relationship with her homophobic mother. Oh, and don't press the "stop" button before the closing credits end.
Nice ArcWe need more films like this. No stars, just solid acting and a great story. No big egos to muck up the script, or hog the scenes.
Wonderful feel good story about a young girl not following in the well worn path and facade of her family's expectations. She follows her dreams undeterred by the disappointment she causes in everyone on her side of the ball.
In OT she scores because of her strength and honesty, and her realistic look at a crazy world.
East Is East
Released in DVD by Miramax (04 March, 2003)
Starring: Om Puri and Linda Bassett
Manchester in 1971 is not the ideal time and place to raise a proper Pakistani family. But George Khan (Om Puri), father of seven unruly moppets and husband to a willful British wife (Linda Bassett), is determined to wield his influence over his clan. But what a clan this is, with Nazir (Ian Aspinall), who refuses his arranged wife; Saleem (Chris Bisson) who creates--shall we say controversial?--works of art; Tariq (Jimi Mistry), the mod boy who lives for discos and English girls; Meenah (Archie Panjabi), the only girl and tomboy extraordinaire; and Sajid (Jordan Routledge), who lives in a dirty fur-trimmed parka. Abdul (Raji James) and Maneer (Emil Marwa) stay more quietly in the background, although they lend their voices to the chorus of dissent against traditional ways.
East Is East is Damien O'Donnell's directorial debut, and he nails the raucous tone from the opening scene, a church parade where the Pakistani children must do some deft maneuvering to avoid being seen by their Muslim father. At times such as these, the film is a straightforward comedy, and the children milk the cultural differences for every laugh they can. Yet the film takes a more somber turn when Saleem balks at his father's insistence on arranging Saleem's marriage. Puri is magnificent straddling the line between lovable father and brute enemy as he demands that the others obey his will, and his performance can be difficult to watch as he metamorphoses. Sympathies toward the characters shift throughout the film, highlighting the superb acting of the entire cast. Ultimately, though, humor wins out, making East Is East a tremendously fun film. --Jenny Brown
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Absolutely Delightful'East is East' is a delicious comedy with a heart!!! Om Puri and Linda Bassett are both wonderful as husband and wife living in multicultural Britain, and O'Donnell's fascinating directorial debut is a truly delightful, yet serious, cinematic work.
comedy-drama about the clash of cultures on a barebones dvdGeorge Khan (Om Puri) and his British wife (Linda Bassett) are raising their family in Manchester, England, in 1971, and George is not happy with the way his children are adapting to their English homeland. He wants them to be traditional Pakistanis, though the kids have other ideas. As you'd imagine, this creates many humorous situations. The direction and sets are very good and the cast is superb. It's absolutely hysterical to see the red-headed, chain-smoking British Bassett as she shepherds her very unBritish-looking brood. But the film takes an unexpected and darker turn as George becomes more enraged at his family's disobedience and ultimately reacts with violence. While his transformation is believable, there is never really a resolution to the tension, so I would recommend this film, but if you are wanting a flat-out comedy or a film that tries to answer the question of how to resolve multicultural conflicts, this would not meet the bill.
This is a barebones dvd, with an option for English captioning and a trailer.
One of those gems you've never heard of ...If you happen to catch the trailer on another Miramax release, you might order the movie on the off chance that it'll turn out to be a quirky enjoyable comedy - I did, and it is. However, the movie is MUCH more than what is portrayed in the trailer, and in my opinion deserves better exposure than it got. It is a true comedy, but it tackles the very serious issues faced by multi-cultural and immigrant families, accurately portraying the conflicts between family, tradition, and society at large. A movie that can be appreciated by anyone, it is certain to strike a special chord in the hearts of those whose traditions and values differ from those of the country they have chosen to call home.
This is a movie about determination and about the delicate balance between honoring old traditions and yet being true to one's self. It is a heart-warming story, marred only by unfamiliar accents and phrases which will not all be understood by American audiences. Still, it's well worth the viewing.