| Bend It Like Beckham Review |
| by Bob Bloom |
| Parminder Nagra's Jess is soccer crazy, but her traditional Sikh
parents are appalled by her less-than-feminine attitude, which leads to
all manner of conflict until the happy resolution. more |
| Bend It Like Beckham Review |
| by Terri Clark (Rating: B+) |
| A good movie speaks for itself. It certainly doesn't hurt a film to get a big
push from its publicity department, but on occasion a small, seemingly
innocuous, movie will garner growing attention on its own merit. Last year's
big word-of-mouth marvel was...more |
| Bend It Like Beckham Review |
| by Michael J. Gold (Rating: 3/4) |
| Jesminder Bhamra: Parminder K. Nagra
Juliette Paxton: Keira Knightley
Joe: Jonathan Rhys-Meyers
Mr. Bhamra: Anupam Kher
Mrs. Bhamra: Shaheen Khan
Pinky Bhamra: Archie Panjabi
Alan Paxton: Frank Harper
Paula Paxton: Juliet Stevenson more |
| Bend It Like Beckham Review |
| by Jerry Saravia (Rating: 3.5/4) |
| I do not go to the movies to feel good or, likewise, feel bad. I go to the
movies to simply watch, listen and, possibly, learn. Not all movies should have
to teach since there is always the tendency of being didactic. Not all movies
should sentimentalize...more |
| Bend It Like Beckham Review |
| by Shannon Patrick Sullivan (Rating: 3.5/4) |
| Directed by Gurinder Chadha. Screenplay by Chadha, Paul Mayeda Burges,
Guljit Bindra. Starring Parminder K Nagra, Keira Knightley, Jonathan
Rhys-Meyers. Running time: 112 minutes. Rated PG for mild language by the
MFCB. Reviewed on May 1st, 2003. more |
| Bend It Like Beckham Review |
| by Susan Granger (Rating: 8/10) |
| Susan Granger's review of "Bend It Like Beckham" (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
If you enjoyed the genial generational conflict and amusing culture
clash of "My Big Fat Greek Wedding," consider "Bend It Like Beckham." The title
refers to soccer...more |
| Bend It Like Beckham Review |
| by David N. Butterworth (Rating: 2/4) |
| I'll be the first to admit I didn't give "Bend It Like Beckham" much of
a chance going in. I'd seen the preview several times and, even though the
film
has garnered raves at Sundance and in England (where just about every film
about
a likable...more |
| Bend It Like Beckham Review |
| by Karina Montgomery (Rating: 4.5/5) |
| What a delight! It is so much more than My Sister's Big Fat Indian
Wedding, it is a truly pleasurable and funny, inspiring and sweet
film, with great music, great performances, and interesting insight
into a culture not much explored in American...more |
| Bend It Like Beckham Review |
| by JoBlo (Rating: 8/10) |
| PLOT:
A young Indo-British girl loves playing soccer and frequently joins the boys'
games in the park. One day, another girl notices her and asks her to join the
local woman's team, and the next thing you know...she's one of the better girl
players...more |
| Bend It Like Beckham Review |
| by Homer Yen (Rating: B) |
| What made films like "Monsoon Wedding" and "My
Big Fat Greek Wedding" so fun to watch was the
ideological clash between generations as Old
World tradition of elders go head-to-head with
more modern views of the youth. This can create
a good deal of...more |
| Bend It Like Beckham Review |
| by Jon Popick (Rating: 8/10) |
| Bend It Like Beckham is likely to be anointed Britain's version of My Big
Fat Greek Wedding. The comparison is somewhat apt, in that both films are
lightweight, accessible, manufactured, simplistic, inoffensive (yet
completely unbelievable) flicks with...more |
| Bend It Like Beckham Review |
| by Laura Clifford (Rating: A-) |
| Jess Bhamra (newcomer Parminder Nagra) is frustrated by her tradition bound
parents (Anupam Kher, "Kabhi Khushi Kabhie," Shaheen Khan, "Bhaji on the Beach")
and the all-encompassing family focus on her older sister Pinky's (Archie
Panjabi, "East Is...more |
| Bend It Like Beckham Review |
| by Robin Clifford (Rating: A-) |
| Jess Bharma (Parminder Nagra), the daughter of a traditional Sikh couple
transplanted to England, is an ace on the soccer field, at least when
she plays among her male friends. She is also a huge fan of British
football great David Beckham, but, as she...more |
| Bend It Like Beckham Review |
| by Steve Rhodes (Rating: 2.5/4) |
| Gurinder Chadha's BEND IT LIKE BECKHAM is an ethnic comedy that would love to
become the next MY BIG FAT GREEK WEDDING. With a big heart, but a weak script,
it is a sports story that skimps badly on the sports action in favor of ethnic
humor. It even...more |
| Bend It Like Beckham Review |
| by Harvey S. Karten (Rating: 3.5/4) |
| # stars based on 4 stars: 3.5
Reviewed by: Harvey Karten
Fox Searchlight Films
Directed by: Gurinder Chadha
Written by: Gurinder Chadha, Paul Mayeda Berges
Cast: Parminder K. Nagra, Keira Knightley, Jonathan Rhys-
Meyers, Juliet Stevenson, Frank Harper,...more |
