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Summary: Bend it - then break it
Review: I bought this movie for my early-teen daughter after reading many reviews. It sounded like it was a feel good 'follow your dreams' story that would be uplifting for a young girl to watch. After watching it with my daughter I couldn't be more disappointed.First, I think it should be rated about PG-17. The content is mature in my opinion and the main character is older than you think (17 or 18) so younger viewers won't identify. Second, the movie embraces and seems to encourage: lying to and disobeying your parents, disregarding religious values in the home, swearing, drinking, and homosexuality. The only positive value in the movie was its' reminder of how destructive prejudice is. I hope my daughter got that part, but it had to be hard to find amidst all the negatives. A movie with bad morals isn't necessarily a bad movie but I was looking for a movie with good morals and that's not what I got.
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Summary: Life, Love, and Football!
Review: Sporty, fun, modern and multicultural... what a great movie! The story itself (a girl from a traditional Indian family with a real talent in football) was so genuine, and the direction and acting were superb. Parminder Nagra ("Jess") was a wonderful actor, and I look forward to seeing more of her work in the future. This movie is pure delight!
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Summary: Get Bent
Review: I already know this is going to be a VERY unpopular review. I can see the hundreds of "non-helpful" votes already. Oh well, here goes anyway... This movie is caked with so many cliches, it ruined the strong potential it had. The Indian girl with a severe burn-mark on her leg, falls in love with her Irish coach, who also happens to have a harsh scar on his leg. And it just so happens, that the Indian girl's best friend is in love with the coach. You can guess what comes next. Jealousy, bickering, and everything else. Meanwhile, the Indian girl is also battling her psychotically religious parents. Her mom is the typical of all stereotypes (I'm not even gonna bother going into the predictable intentions of this old wench. It's the basic "don't bring shame on the family, blahblahblah, women cook this for the husband, blahblahblah, be a good Indian girl and do what your parents tell you, blahblahblah, you can't play Football, blahblahblah, marry an Indian boy, blahblahblah, don't show your bare legs to millions of people, blahblahblah"). Her father, ALSO played a sport, once upon a time (How convenient for US, eh?). Unfortunately, he was kicked out of a club and made fun of for, get this, wearing a turban. So, since the whites rejected him (because of a turban, no less), he thinks he knows what's best for his little girl. This family has more than its fair-share of issues. As things start to heat up (at BOILING point) all you can do is duck and cover. What we're treated to, is disputes, lies, deception, racism, homosexuality, suspicion of homosexuality, accusations and everything else you can think of. Oh yeah, and guess what! The sister's wedding is the EXACT SAME DAY AS THE BIG GAME! Hey, who DIDN'T see that one coming? Ugh! And don't you just hate when someone walks in on 2 people JUST as they're about to kiss? It happens here. And not only that, as an encore to that sickening cliche, the father walks in on his daughter hugging her coach. These predictable paths have become so tiring, that it pretty much destroyed my enjoyment for the movie. And let's not forget the obligatory Indian wedding... cause afterall, no Indian movie is truly complete without one. I saw the final act coming a mile away, too. Everything all wrapped up in a neat little package. And let me just finish this review up nice and quick by saying Jess' mother gives the most HORRIBLE, DREADFUL, DISGUSTINGLY ANNOYING performance of the last century. Her over-the-top approach dents every scene she's in. I hate to give this film such a low rating, because I DID see a LOT of potential. It's all pretty much wasted, in my opinion. Maybe I should watch it a second time, and see if I'll enjoy it more... but until then, this is a 2-star movie.
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Summary: if there is a modern film i like, it must be really good
Review: i'm a big fan of classic foreign films, my films are those of Kurosawa, Antonioni, Renoir, Felini, and Bergman.
Although i prefer old foreign films, i still watch many modern and english-language films. But few of them i like and this one "Bend it like Beckham" is one of them. Two thumbs way up!!
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Summary: Curl Power
Review: Jess, a London girl of Indian extraction, leaps above Anderlecht and scores! Becks gives the diminutive striker a hug and Gary Linneker declares her the future of English football. So begins this shiny happy fun ride. Though "Bend It" relies on quick cut football scenes designed to hide the actors' lack of skill, the culture clashing is amusing enough to see Jess through to her final triumph. She buys boots on the sly, juggles a cabbage, and avoids learning to cook a proper Indian meal. As her parents busily prepare for an older sister's traditional wedding, Jess slips out to the training ground where she catches the eye of the coach. Indian girl, Irish boy, . . . oh my, the post-colonialism. A not quite so bizarre love triangle develops with all the attendant complications. It's nothing that a swerving free kick can't fix. If you love treacly endings and have always wondered what England looks like in the sunshine, "Bend It" is your cup of chai.
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Summary: To Dream a Dream
Review: Bend It Like Beckham is a story about two girls trying to fulfill their dreams of becoming professional footballers (in America that's Soccer). Each has their own battles to fight as the girls deal with their parents' traditional minds sets collide with girls' ambitions and dreams as well as their mutual attraction for their coach. Complex but witty, Bend It Like Beckham is full of fun and wonder as if "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" has spurred an outing of cross -culture and -generation movies that show the compelling nature of families. This movie is a sleeper hit with a potential for a great sequel. The DVD has many neat additions expecially the receipe. I wonder if I too can create this dish? Want more reviews, visit:
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Summary: Stupid British - Indian Girly movie!
Review: Don't buy this DVD. It's realy a waste of money. Bad acting and an even worse and boring script. No imagination at all! A girl that likes to play football and her parents don't want her to. Wow! How original! Was it hard to write a script like that! STAY AWAY!!!
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Summary: The Non-Ghost of David Beckham Present
Review: No doubt Bashful Monkey will receive dozens of corrections, but David Beckham is one of the world's best known real-life soccer players. Recipient of the Order of the British Empire. Married to Victoria, the former Posh Spice Girl. Beckham is rather notoriously well-known, in fact. A perfectly reasonable model or icon for someone (Jess) who dreams to be a world-class star. A fictional character invented for the movie? We laugh. Now, about the movie. The film is a generation-gap and culture-gap comedy, not a sports film. It features two adolescent women who share a desire to play soccer and their clashes with their (very different) families who have more traditional paths in mind. Like real life, and unlike most disposable Hollywood comedies, some of the clashes are uncomfortable and have serious consequences. Jess' Indian family and Juliet's English family not only collide with their daughters, but with each other and neighborhood gossips in some moments of not-very-comic misunderstanding. Bend it like Beckham is a thoroughly enjoyable film for anyone interested in young people growing up, or culture clashes in the middle-classes. I would not call this a five-star timeless classic, but it is solid entertainment and not especially topical. One doesn't need to know who Beckham is to enjoy the show.
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Summary: OK for a girl movie, but not much soccer.
Review: To say this movie is more than just a soccer movie is to miss the point. It's not EVEN a soccer movie, since the game action comprises only a few minutes of actual screen time. The movie is REALLY about the wacky relatives of an Indian girl who are the main obstacles in her bid to be a soccer player and her constant squabbles with them over the issue. She gets support from friends, but they can only sympathize with her plight. The father eventually gives in and lets her play, but during her sister's wedding when no family member will witness the big game. The ending is fairly anti-climactic, unlike the picture on the DVD box cover suggests. There are a host of disk special features to help fill in a few gaps.
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Summary: I'd give it 10 stars!
Review: This is one of my favorite movies ever! It is hilarious! Parminder Nagra is terrific, as are all the others stars in this movie. You don't have to be British, Indian, or a soccer fan to like this one! It has great one-liners ("Why is Sporty Spice the only one without a man?") and a lot of depth too! Buy it!!
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