Review of The Lunchbox (2013) by Ericamanfred — 12 Jul 2014

Lovely movie. Two lonely people get to know each other through notes in a lunchbox sent to the wrong office. It was somewhat slow, but that gave it a sweet, contemplative rhythm, and the crowded street and subway scenes in Mumbai were a wonderful contrast to the isolation of the main characters.

Best was Irrfan Kahn, a brilliant, soulful actor who lit up the movie with his expressive face. Next best--the Indian food. I loved the notion of a lunchbox from home with a bunch of different homecooked dishes.

Wish I could get one of those delivered to me. No sandwiches here. What I hated: the ending. C'mon, the characters should have at least met--maybe not run off together, but the trains passing in the night ending was extremely frustrating.