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Summary: Lesbian? I thought she was pisces?
Review: This is just one of the many funny lines in the brilliant English movie about an Indian-English girl that defies her family and plays soccer all day. Her family does not want her to play the game but she loves it so much that she sneaks out every time to play for the team her friend plays on.There are many mix-ups about love, romance and sexual orientation. This in a great blend with cross-cultural problems between English and Indian cultures. All she wants is to be like her great hero David Beckham, but she is prettier. The movie ends great!
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Summary: this is a bad movie, it sends a bad message for tenage girls
Review: The underlying message I found in this movie was: It's OK to lie to and decieve your parents, if you think their wrong and you are right. Then if they find out, and punish and order you to stop, it OK to do it again as long as you think the action may lead to some good.
I was hopeing to see some intresting soccer moves, espicialy since this movie was named after a great soccer player, but the lead charachter in the movie is an Indian girl, David Beckham doesn't even have a speaking role in the movie, just a three second walk past the camera at the end of the movie.
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Summary: Why cook aloo gobi when you can bend a ball like Beckham?
Review: The film "Bend it Like Beckham" is an engaging film about a teenaged Sikh girl, Jesminder 'Jess' Bhamra (Parminder K. Nagra), that loves to play soccer and her hero is the famous soccer player David Beckham, who once played for Manchester United. (Some archive footage of David Beckham is used in the film.) Unfortunately, Jess's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Brahma (Anupam Kher and Shaheen Khan respectively), don't completely approve (her mother especially) of Jess's continued participation in soccer as she has grown. Instead, they want her to learn more traditional Sikh family ways. A very memorable scene is the film's opening with Jess imagining herself playing with David Beckham, with television sports commentators interviewing her parents. However, in Jess's imagination, her mother begins to scold the commentators for encouraging her to play soccer. As the story progresses, Jess's friend Juliette 'Jules' Paxton (Keira Knightley) invites Jess to play on her team that is coached by an Irishman named Joe (Jonathan Rhys-Meyers). Though her parents object, Jess continues to play with the team and even manages to secretly go with them to play against a team in Germany; and that's when things change more drastically and unexpectedly for Jess, Jules and Joe. Gurinder Chadha did a superb job of directing and writing "Bend it Like Beckham". (Paul Mayeda Berges and Guljit Bindra assisted in its writing.) Parminder K. Nagra's acting was wonderful, as was Shaheen Khan as her mother in the film. Other memorable characters include Pinky Bhamra (Archie Panjabi), Mel (Shaznay Lewis), Jules' mother Paula Paxton (Juliet Stevenson), her father Alan Paxton (Frank Harper) and Jess's friend Tony (Ameet Chana). Though the film received no Academy Award nominations, it was nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Musical or Comedy Motion Picture. It was also nominated for the Alexander Korda Award for Best British Film by BAFTA. Overall, I rate "Bend it Like Beckham" with 4.5 stars rounded to 5. It is a thoroughly entertaining and engaging film that people of any age can enjoy.
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Summary: I really liked this movie!
Review: I really liked this movie.
It was funny, charming, and aspiring.
Yeah it's been done before, we've seen umpteenth movies like this, but this movie rocked anyways.
The indian family was very funny, although I didn't understand every single word they said because of the heavy british accent along with the Indian accent, they were funny.
My favorite part was when the cell phones were ringing and all the Indian old ladies were checking their phones..it looked odd..but funny.
This movie kind of reminded me of "Real women wear curves", breaking that family tradition and cycle to follow your dreams whatever they may be.
I noticed that the same girl who was in Pirates of the Carribean was in this too....she looked ANOREXIC!
The girl could hide behind a matchstick....hoola hoop in a cheerio...she was beyond RAIL thin!
Someone, get that girl a sandwich!
I didn't know anyone else in the cast but her, but everyone did great in their roles.
A very aspiring story for the family to watch asides from some minor adult themes.
Recommended.
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Summary: pleasantly sweet
Review: Watching Bend it Like Beckham is a pleasant way to spend a couple of hours. The plot is predictable, and there is nothing profound here, but the female leads are attactive and engaging gals who play their roles well. A flick that made me tear up a little bit a couple of times (yeah, I'm sentimental, and do have a teenaged daughter), and at the end made me smile. In a world filled with violence and mayhem, we need more movies like this one.
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Summary: follow your dreams- no matter what they say
Review: Bend it like Beckham is a wonderful movie. A young Indian girl, named Jess, who idolizes Manchester United soccer star David Beckham (the movie is pre-trade to Real Madrid) finds it tough to follow her dream of playing soccer. Her parents don't understand her desire to play, especially her mother, who only wants her to learn to cook good Indian food. Jess is very talented at the game, however, and one day she is noticed by a girl who plays on an all girl's team. The girl, named Julie, convinces her to come out to play for the team. Soon Jess tries to play the game she loves while trying to keep it from her parents. The story is not particularly original. In fact, it is rather formulaic. Contained in this film are elements we have all seen many times before. Will Jess' parents discover her lies? Will there be a conflict between the two girls over a guy they both like?(it happens to be the coach of the girl's team) Will there be a "big game" at the end which gives us a happy resolution? The answer to all these is a yes, yet the film is still great to watch. The young cast, all unknowns, shines and breathes life into the feature. You will recognize no one here, except possible Keira Knightley, who is the gorgeous love interest in Pirates of the Carribean. You won't even recognize her in this film, where she is such a tomboy, that her mother worries about her being a lesbian. In fact, there are a couple of instances of homosexuality in the film, something you should be prepared to discuss with your kids should you choose to watch the film with them. In short, I liked this film a lot. It's a fun couple of hours. This is one of those movies you may go back a few years later and recognize a lot of the cast who were unknown at the time. Everyone did a great job here.
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Summary: A masterpiece!!!!
Review: This movie is fun, fun, fun! At first I thought it would be another disappointment along the lines of Olsen twins movies--one big bore. On the contrary, it was a wonderful story of two friends that I enjoyed immensely. I recommend this movie. It contains a trove of positive messages in it (the 'happily politically incorrect' among viewers should seriously rethink their wrong opinions and appreciate this film more.) Bend it like Beckham and score with this thoroughly delightful movie. It's a joy on all levels!
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Summary: Not a family film
Review: This movie was recommended to me, so I was eager to see it, but was disappointed. While the movie did have some thought-provoking pictures of the culture clashes that resulted when Indian immigrant parents raise their not-so-Indian daughter in England, I did not think it at all appropriate for children. It included frequent British and American profanities, sex outside of marriage, disrobing girls in a locker room, lying to parents resulting in a positive outcome, ridicule for those who don't accept homosexuality, and a positive portrayal of homosexuality. These last two items would only bother those of us who remain happily politically incorrect. This movie is not without some redeeming qualities for adults looking for light entertainment, especially if you enjoy the cross-cultural content, but I don't recommend this for family viewing.
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Summary: lots of fun!
Review: This is one of the cutest, funniest sports/girl power/rousing comedy films I have seen in a while! For starters, it is laugh-out-loud funny, and definitely holds your attention. I think it was really geared at young teenagers and pre-teens, but I saw it with my mother, and I was twenty years old at the time and we still had fun. Jess (Parminder Nagra) just wants to play soccer, but her traditional, Indian parents won't hear of it. They want her to go to college, become a lawyer and be a good Indian wife--let's not forget the cooking lessons her mom wants to subject her to, so she can cook all the curries, breads and assorted fried pastries. The young Indian-English girl won't hear of it, and while her sister is preparing for her own wedding, the headstrong girl continues to sneak out and play soccer with the guys. Another young lady (Keira Knightley) sees her playing, and invites her to join a girl's team. They both proceed to develop crushes on the coach (Jonathan Rhys Myers), and then things get a little complicated......to say the least....also, the whole soccer matter can't be kept under wraps forever. Even though I was never any good at soccer, and don't know much about the game (though, I knew who David Beckham was and that he played for Manchester United at the time that the film came out.......there is even a scene with Jess watching David--or, as her mom likes to call him, "That skinhead boy," play his "corner"), I had great fun watching Jess triumph in game after game, and enjoyed the Indian flavor that generously sprinkled out this film like fine haldi (tumeric, for those who know it by its Western name) in a savory and spicy curry, meant to be enjoyed with friends and loved ones. Please give this one a go..........Also, encourage any young women and girls to watch it. It is definitely an inspirational film for women of all ages, though.
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Summary: Light, current and thoughtful
Review: Looking at the jacket for this movie, you'd think that it's a soccer movie. It is, but it's primarily a book aboutt fitting in and the tesnions of immigrant families. The end is predictable, but some of the scenes are surprising. It's also about youth, coming of age and sorting out issues of friendship and dating. I don't usually buy movies because I rarely watch the same one over again, but I bought this one, so that's saying a lot. The director's commentary is unusually insighful and fun, too.
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