Review of Brick Lane (2007) by Gary F — 21 Jun 2010
A surprisingly good movie about a young married Bengali woman living with her rather overbearing and out-of-touch husband and her two English- born daughters in East London. The movies deal with her gentle awakening to the reality of her innermost feelings as she develops attraction against her will for a young British Bengali boy.
A touching film that skirts slow moving Satyajit Ray type dialogues and scenario with more than a hint of Bollywood 'Masala' to keep the romantics happy, without falling into un-real situations- no singing in the alps but beautiful shots of India and London accompanied by a gentle soundtrack.
Excellent casting and acting Tannishtha Chatterjee (a little too 'drop dead gorgeous' for the role but extremely convincing) and Satish Kaushik. Excellent.
This review of Brick Lane (2007) was written by Gary F on 21 Jun 2010.
Brick Lane has generally received mixed reviews.
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