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By Matt Stevens (135) for E! Online (838) on 08 Mar 2007

What's in a Namesake? Too much, as this overstuffed adaptation of Jhumpa Lahiri's bestseller spans two continents and 30-plus years…

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By Peter Rainer (2,575) for Christian Science Monitor (3,788) on 08 Mar 2007

The Namesake takes in a lot of territory, and at times is too diffuse, too attenuated…

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By Dennis Lim (218) for Los Angeles Times (12,977) on 08 Mar 2007

Despite being rooted in knotty issues of identity, Lahiri's novel forgoes didacticism in favor of vivid portraiture…

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By Jan Stuart (404) for Newsday (2,345) on 08 Mar 2007

The actors are so engaging and the settings often so seductive, we pleasurably submit to what is essentially a two-hour penance for all the…

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By Joe Morgenstern (2,395) for Wall Street Journal (3,071) on 08 Mar 2007

Although we miss some of the finer details that made Jhumpa Lahiri's 2003 book so meaningful, we're moved by the movie's themes of cultural…

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By Edward Douglas (1,395) for ComingSoon.net (2,031) on 07 Mar 2007

What should have been a home run for Nair is an unfocused mess of a movie that fails to really capture or keep one's interest…

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By Glenn Kenny (1,728) for Premiere Magazine (318) on 07 Mar 2007

A thoroughly engaging, terrifically moving family story that's rich in beautifully observed and lovingly conveyed human detail…

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By Peter Travers (3,602) for Rolling Stone (4,035) on 07 Mar 2007

This is a generational family saga everyone can relate to, and Nair gives it her special magic…

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By Frederic And Mary Ann Brussat (3,072) for Spirituality and Practice (3,072) on 06 Mar 2007

An astonishing film about a Bengali family and their experiences in Calcutta and Manhattan as they deal with divided loyalties and yearn for…

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By Steve Rhodes (1,488) for Internet Reviews (1,487) on 01 Mar 2007

It's full of good intentions -- too full. Love can sometimes blind you, as it does Nair, who tries to pack in too much of the book…

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By Lexi Feinberg (95) for CinemaBlend.com (1,378) on 01 Mar 2007

The Namesake is worth seeing for its unflinching depiction of family hardships and stunning cinematography…

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By Emanuel Levy (2,948) for EmanuelLevy.Com (2,771) on 22 Feb 2007

After the flop of Vanity Fair, Nair is back on terra firma with a more personal film that explores her consistent theme: The meaning of family--American…

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By David Noh (869) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 12 Feb 2007

Few film directors have captured the real immigrant experience with the uncanny empathy which Nair has here…

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By Rich Cline (3,056) for Shadows on the Wall (2,096) on 29 Sep 2006

Remains remarkably intimate, focussing finely on the characters as it weaves a fascinating tapestry of the meeting of cultures…

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By Jason Anderson (395) for eye WEEKLY (415) on 22 Sep 2006

Mira Nair's handsome but inert adaptation of Jhumpa Lahiri's Pulitizer Prize winning novel is another reminder of the fact that some books…

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By Scott Foundas (913) for Variety (12,700) on 22 Sep 2006

A richly compelling story of family and self-discovery…

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By Susan Green (33) for Boxoffice Magazine (2,896) on 13 Sep 2006

The cast as a whole excels, in fact, and the sumptuous cinematography by Frederick Elmes helps rescue a movie that should have been better than it is…

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By Kirk Honeycutt (1,481) for Hollywood Reporter (2,966) on 12 Sep 2006

It is hard to imagine a better cast or production values so the film should find audiences among sophisticated urban adults…

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