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By Valeria P (338) on 04 Dec 2008

This is a really good adaptation of Jhumpa Lahiri's book…

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By Tim (44) on 03 Dec 2008

This movie was great but it got 5 stars cause it justhas stayed with me…

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By Rachel N (312) on 28 Nov 2008

Excellent cast here, Kal Penn was outstanding as Gogal but it's a shame that he doesn't get many roles like this…

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By Erica K (96) on 24 Nov 2008

Great slow moving film with a beautiful and touching story about growing, finding yourself, and moving on…

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By Nicket S (46) on 24 Nov 2008

Great acting by tabu and irfan khan,both look so natural...but couldnt understand the point of the film and the relevance of gogol…

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By Richard B (1,390) on 22 Nov 2008

One of the most impressive works in contemporary cinema... That's how you tell a tale with images…

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By Elin W (102) on 19 Nov 2008

The Namesake was a pretty good movie. I'd been hearing a lot of good things about it for a while…

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By Bryant D (48) on 18 Nov 2008

I'm sure there's a lot that I will never truly understand because I have always been american and lived in my homeland, but this film touched…

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By Jennifer F (212) on 11 Nov 2008

A good topic to start with, and the story depicts the reality of a migrated family…

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By Celina C (28) on 10 Nov 2008

I couldn't stop crying! I thought it was well done…

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By Matthew H (1,857) on 05 Nov 2008

Irfan Khan is wonderful as the father. But Penn is miscast as the main character…

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By Shrikant M (5) on 04 Nov 2008

This movie allows for a subtle use of very intense passion that eaves the viewer to contemplate te issue at hand: assimilation or tradition…

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By Elvia F (53) on 25 Oct 2008

I enjoyed this one...gave a glimpse into how complicated Western culture integrated with Bengali culture may be…

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By Allison B (358) on 25 Oct 2008

I enjoyed this one...gave a glimpse into how complicated Western culture integrated with Bengali culture may be…

Review of The Namesake (2006)

By Angela B (368) on 25 Oct 2008

I enjoyed this one...gave a glimpse into how complicated Western culture integrated with Bengali culture may be…

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By Dan H (1,470) on 24 Oct 2008

Awesome movie, even if it didn't follow the book precisely, though if it had the movie would've been even longer…

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By Courtney T (416) on 21 Oct 2008

This movie was better than the book. It really streamlined the story which was very disjointed in the novel…

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By Inas H (2) on 21 Oct 2008

It makes you cry not only of the emotional and sensitive story but of how perfect it's made…

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By Emi P (6) on 19 Oct 2008

An amazing, beautiful portrait of family and traditions and staying true to yourself…

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By Richard S (2,067) on 19 Oct 2008

Quite a good film, Kal Pen is surprisingly good, seeing as the only other thing I've seen him in is the naff Harold and Kumar films…

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