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Monsoon Wedding
26 reviews
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Combining traditional ideas of marriage and family with the realities of modern life, MONSOON WEDDING is a lighthearted film from director...
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Combining traditional ideas of marriage and family with the realities of modern life, MONSOON WEDDING is a lighthearted film from director Mira Nair (SALAAM BOMBAY!). The majority of the film takes place inside the home of an extended Punjabi family living in New Delhi who has gathered together for the arranged wedding of Adita (Vasundhara Das). She is to marry Hemant (Parveen Dabaas), a man who works in the United States. This means leaving her family home to go live with him, and though Adita says she welcomes the new opportunity, it is clear that she already feels homesick. Also at issue is the fact that she is still in love with her former boss, Vikram (Sameer Arya), a television producer who promises to divorce his wife but never does. Though Adita is careful to hide her true feelings from her family, her sister Ria (Shefali Shetty) worries that she is marrying for the wrong reasons. Ria has issues of her own. She wants to go to school in the United States and become a writer, but her family would p...
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Monsoon Wedding is a dazzling romantic cinematic love story.
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Pros: Brilliant film that's enjoyable.
Cons: Starts off a little slow, dialogue hard to catch in spots.
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The romantic comedy stylishly moves with cinematic grace....you've got to watch it.
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4.5 stars for this sentimental yet HIGHLY energetic party!
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Pros: It's all so infectious!
Cons: The dialogue is so fast and furious, I'm sure I missed a lot.
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A real gem that should be appreciated by any adult audience.
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Mira Niar does India proud in 'Monsoon Wedding'- The Truth Write Off
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Pros: A well made movie about India and Indian weddings
Cons: none really
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Watch it, it is exotic, it is about an Indian wedding and is really well made.
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See This Beautiful Film Now! (ingysdayoff's Foreign Film W/O)
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Pros: beautiful, fun, complex, realistic characters
Cons: can get confusing with so many characters
Bottom Line:
You should go out and rent this now.
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Mira Nairs Monsoon Wedding (2001)
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Pros: The cast, the cinematography the story the music-EVERYTHING
Cons: Nothing. Absolutely nothing.
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No "special effects", little "action" and not much "suspense". We need to evaluate different elements of film for the bottom line! A WONDERFUL MOVIE WITHOUT ANY OF THAT STUFF!
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An Indian Film About Real-Life!
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Pros: A Real Indian Film
Cons: A Bit Truncated.
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An excellent film, with faults but then, what`s perfect in this life?
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Mira Nair's excellent tribute to her homeland
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Pros: A well scripted, directed, acted movie
Cons: none that I can think of
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You WILL get your money's worth
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An interesting look at a different culture
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Pros: Engaging plots, good acting, interesting setting
Cons: A couple of characters not developed very well or over-acted
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I definitely recommend this film. It's fun, interesting, exotic but accessible, well-acted, and I found myself caring about what happened.
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Notes from a sub-continent...
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Pros: Fascinating snapshot of a diverse and vibrant culture.
Cons: Heavy accents might be a little tricky at times for Americans.
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It's great, but there's more Asian cinema to discover. So get to it.
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When it rains, it pours....
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Pros: Culturally sensitive look at marriages in modern India
Cons: None.
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Romantic and exotic, Monsoon Wedding explores weddings in modern Indian society, and the role that romance plays in our daily lives.
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A visual feast
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Pros: India. Family. A charming tale, with deeper undertones. Well told.
Cons: A bit slow in places.
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A wonderful story about family and tradition, told with solid film making. A great antidote to the depressing/pointless movies out this year!
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