A comedy with heart and substance.
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08/01/08
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Bend It Like Beckham (2003)
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Reviews Counted: 146
Fresh: 124
Rotten:22
Average Rating: 7.2/10
Consensus: Inspiring, compassionate, and with a sly undercurrent of social commentary, Bend It Like Beckham is a lively feel-good movie that genuinely charms.
Runtime: 1 hr 53 mins
Genre: Dramas
Theatrical Release: Mar 12, 2003 Limited
Box Office: $32,441,165
Synopsis: Like most everyone else in England, Jess Bahmra (Parminder Nagra) idolizes professional British football player David Beckham. But Jess is different from most fans; she's a talented player in her own right. Unfortunately, her... [More]
Starring: Parminder Nagra, Keira Knightley, Jonathan Rhys-Myers, Anupam Kher
Director: Gurinder Chadha
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Reviews for Bend It Like Beckham
Top Critic Chadha does a decent job directing, while Parminder Nagra does a good job acting. The movie's main problem is that it's a little more fussy than it needs to be.
06/09/08
Fine character work by Juliet Stevenson, Archie Panjabi, and Bollywood regular Anupam Kher makes this well worth seeing.
03/26/07
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Top Critic Delightfully upbeat, it will send you back out onto the street grinning from ear to ear.
12/30/06
Nagra and Knightley have winning personalities, but credit should also go to writer/director Chadha for getting the balance right between humour and pathos, and sporting and romantic action.
01/26/06
Formulaico do início ao fim, não convence nem mesmo em suas seqüências envolvendo futebol %u2013 apesar da boa dinâmica entre Nagra e Knightley.
12/01/05
It reminds you why these formulas are still around, because every now and then, they really do work.
03/05/05
Suffice it to say this is a delightful, uplifting treat, whether you like soccer or not (and I don’t).
10/07/04
its irresistible charms and performances are what linger and make Beckham a popcorn, er, samosa flick worth savoring.
09/30/04
Every generation has to discover the same clichés that were drummed into previous generations, and kids could do worse than to learn them from this film.
08/07/04
Top Critic The enchanting performance by Parminder Nagra gives the movie a ton of heart and soul.
01/30/04
'Es una cinta para sentirse bien, divertirse, pasar un buen rato y salir con una honesta sonrisa en la boca, dejando los problemas a un lado por un buen rato'
10/02/03
Chadha makes a film with something in short supply in American teen-targeted films: class.
09/06/03
All that fancy footwork, wow! And a mature story that manages to rise above the typical teen fare. And Freddy Prinze, Jr. isn't anywhere to be found.
09/05/03
As Spencer Tracy once said of Katharine Hepburn, there's not much meat there, but what's there is choice.
08/08/03
Top Critic Jim Rome might say that this soccer movie lacks passion and creativity. Billy Elliot is much better.
08/05/03
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