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Dimanche, septembre 12th, 2010
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I almost missed seeing this incredible shrimp film on the substantial screen; I caught the last showing of the last day in our local art-house theater. I can’t occupy I almost robbed myself of the pleasure of seeing “Bend it Like Beckham”, quite honestly my current movie to arrive out this year so far. It has action, romance, comedy, drama, lots of color and music and in the raze a tremendous message about acceptance and following your dreams. What more could you want?
Parminder Nagra stars as Jess, a Londoner of Indian descent who has loved playing soccer (or football, to the rest of the world) all her life. She lives and breathes her sport, so remarkable so that every night she tells all her hopes and dreams to a giant poster of British soccer phenom David Beckham that hangs above her bead. Her parents, though, are less than approving, and when Jess uncovers a female soccer team that is willing to let her play in “trusty matches” she must weigh fulfilling her dreams against tearing her family apart. There is also the matter of her dazzling Irish coach (Jonathan Rhys-Myers) and her original best friend (Keira Knightly) ; two girls and one cute guy can sometimes cause problems.
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The script is more deeply layered than you might expect; I especially liked the interaction between Jess and her parents. Jess’ mom is petrified by her daughter’s passion because she feels nice Indian girls should be thinking of marriage and not “running around half naked in front of men”, but her father for a subtler reason; he collected remembers when he came to England and was not allowed to play cricket because of his hurry. He cannot have the notion of sport breaking Jess’ heart too.
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The supporting cast is uniformly great; with standouts being Juliet Stevenson as the mother of Jess’ unique friend (”There is a reason Sporty Spice is the only one without a boyfriend!”) and Jonathan Rhys-Myers as the coach. Rhys-Myers, in fact, spends what cover time he has looking incredibly sexy and practically bold the audience to call him on his Irish accent. Everyone else plays their roles to perfection and a well-behaved time is had by all, including the audience. Highly recommended!
GRADE: A-
What smart film! I absolutely adored it! Anyone who dismisses this film as a “soccer flick” definitely needs to give it a second contemplate. Despite it’s soccer-themed title, “Bend It Like Beckham” is a extraordinary and heart-warming myth about family, traditions, friendship, appreciate, fulfilling your dreams, and - yes - soccer (or football to non-US audiences) .
In the center of the memoir is Jessminder Bhamra (Parminder Nagra), a young Indian girl living in England who desperately wants to be a football (soccer) player. On the one hand, she is incredibly talented, but on the other, she has very former parents who contain that Jess should (a) go to university, (b) become a solicitor, and (c) marry a nice Indian boy. But Jess has dreams of her fill and when she is approached by Jules Paxton (Keira Knightley) while playing soccer with the boys at a local park, she secretly joins Jules’ local all-girls “football” team. Jules and Jess become terminate friends but conflicts arise when both girls tumble for the same boy - their coach Joe (the radiant Jonathan Rhys-Meyers) .
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There are many, many highlights to this film. First of all, it is incredibly bright and droll. There are definitely parallels to “My Huge Elephantine Greek Wedding” as Jess’ family life is thrown into chaos as they conception for her sister Pinky’s “expansive corpulent Indian wedding” (complete with quirky, shiny relatives and friends) . Secondly, it has a very talented cast led by newcomer Parminder Nagra (who is incredible and earnest as the young woman in conflict between her dreams and her family traditions), the pretty Keira Knightley (who will soon become a household name once “The Pirates of the Caribbean” opens this summer), ravishing heartthrob Jonathan Rhys-Meyers (rumored to be in the running to be the next James Bond), the hilarious Juliet Stevenson (as Jules’ prissy mom who is appalled that her daughter would rather play sports than go shopping with her) and Shaheen Khan (as Jess’ no-nonsense mom who is equally appalled that her daughter would rather play sports than learn the finer art of Indian cooking) . Thirdly, the production values, script and acting are grand, bringing to mind similarly quirky, exquisite coming-of-age and feel-good films like “Muriel’s Wedding” and “Princess Diaries.”
I honestly cannot catch fault with this film. I came into the theater without any pre-conceived expectations and came out loving it and wanting to observe it again! This movie is definitely on my DVD must-have list. I can’t wait to believe it so that I can see it again and again. Anglophiles, soccer fans and anyone who enjoys good romantic comedies must peep this movie. It is a film that crosses cultural boundaries and will effect you smile and laugh from beginning to extinguish. What a gem!
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