Bride & Prejudice (2004)

Plot:
Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice gets a Bollywood treatment.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0361411/

My Comment:
This movie is good in its unique way. Some people may not be pleased because it's different from the original plot of Jane Austen. The chemistry between the leading actors were lacking, but somehow this movie got the romance. It was weird to see such well-known "Pride and Prejudice" in Bollywood and I couldn't stop laughing. It's as if there's a little India in everyone, when they're dancing and singing... Compared to American version of Pride and Prejudice, this movie is way better.

IMDb Rating: 6 / 10
My Rating: 6 / 10

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Bend It Like Beckham (2002)

Plot:
The daughter of orthodox Sikh rebels against her parents' traditionalism by running off to Germany with a football team (soccer in America).
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0286499/

My Comment:
I was hoping that I would get a light romantic movie, when western meet eastern just like Bride and Prejudice. I got disappointed a little, it was light but I didn't get the chemistry nor excited. It was just so-so. This movie might be the first movies of Jonathan Rhys Meyers and Kiera Knightley because they didn't act so good. I just don't get it why this movie got nominated on Golden Globes, was in the box-office and categorized on comedy (it really was not a comedy!). Overall, just okay.

IMDb Rating: 6.9 / 10
My Rating: 6 / 10

Awards:

British Comedy Awards 2002:
Best Comedy Film

Guild of German Art House Cinemas 2003:
Foreign Film (Ausländischer Film): Gurinder Chadha

U.S. Comedy Arts Festival 2003:
Best Feature: Gurinder Chadha

Other 14 Awards Won

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