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Anita & Me (2002)

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Average Rating: 6/10
Reviews Counted: 6
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Release Date: Nov 22, 2002 Wide

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Directed by Metin Huseyin, Anita & Me follows the development of a cross-cultural friendship between 12-year-old Indian immigrant Meena (Chandeep Uppal) and her 14-year-old British neighbor, Anita (Anna Brewster). An aspiring writer, Meena (Uppal) writes down all the challenges of her new life in great detail, from her parents insistence that she focus solely on her studies, to the vast cultural differences between Britain and India. The most notable subject, however, is the comfort she finds

Unrated, 1 hr. 33 min.

Drama, Comedy

Directed By: Metin Huseyin

In Theaters: Nov 22, 2002 Wide

On DVD: Aug 8, 2006

Cast

Kabir Bedi
Yeti
Max Beesley
Rocker
Sanjeev Bhaskar
Meena's father
Anna Brewster
Anita Rutter
Kathy Burke
Anita's mother
Ayesha Dharker
Meena's mother
Omid Djalili
Meena's uncle
Alex Freeborn
Sam Lowbridge
Lynn Redgrave
Shopkeeper
Zohra Segal
Meena's grandma
Meera Syal
Meena's aunt
Chandeep Uppal
Meena Kumar
Mark Williams
Vicar
Christine Tremarco
Zohra Sehgal

Critic Reviews for Anita & Me

All Critics (13) | Top Critics (1) | Fresh (4) | Rotten (2) | DVD (5)

Enjoyable and funny, but there's not that much to it.

July 22, 2006 Full Review Source: Shadows on the Wall

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Rich Cline

Shadows on the Wall

There's good support too, especially from Kathy Burke, who steals the film with a short, under-stated burst of classy acting in a key scene ...

July 22, 2006 Full Review Source: ViewLondon

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Matthew Turner

ViewLondon

A sweet chapter in the life of a young girl battling to identify with her roots and environment, although it never reaches the heights that Bend It Like Beckham achieves.

April 26, 2003 Full Review Source: Urban Cinefile

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Urban Cinefile

There's nothing for us to buy into here, and impatience sets in pretty quick. On a fundamental level, it's hard to understand just how Syal hopes for us to identify with her protagonist.

November 25, 2002 Comment

Ian Waldron-Mantgani

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It's a british comedy. Therefore it's 1 got hilarious comedy accents. 2 got hilarious 70s fashions. 3 got "affectionate" racial stereotypes. 4 got an utterly predictable script. 5 shite. Sorry, I mean "shoyt".

January 4, 2007