Bride and Prejudice (2004)
Average Rating: 6.1/10
Reviews Counted: 131
Fresh: 84 | Rotten: 47
A colorful and energetic adaptation of Austen's classic.
Average Rating: 6.6/10
Critic Reviews: 34
Fresh: 27 | Rotten: 7
A colorful and energetic adaptation of Austen's classic.
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The very British sensibilities of Jane Austen are introduced to the exotic flavors of the Bollywood musical in this romantic comedy with songs from the director of Bend It Like Beckham, Gurinder Chadha. Lalita Bakshi (Aishwarya Rai) is the lovely and eligible daughter of her socially ambitious mother and father (Nadira Babbar and Anupam Kher). Mother and father want to be sure that Lalita, the most beautiful of their four daughters, settles down with a man worthy of her, but she has proven
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Cast
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Aishwarya Rai
Lalita Bashiki -
Martin Henderson
Will Darcy -
Anupam Kher
Mr. Bakshi -
Nadira Babbar
Mrs. Bakshi -
Naveen Andrews
Raj -
Namarata Shirodkar
Jaya Bakshi -
Daniel Gillies
Johnny Wickham -
Indira Varma
Miss Bingley -
Meghana Kothari
Maya Bakshi -
Peeya Rai Choudhary
Lucky Bashki -
Marsha Mason
Will's Mother -
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All Critics (136) | Top Critics (35) | Fresh (89) | Rotten (50) | DVD (21)
Every so often, the unseen managers of the galaxy bestow on us mere mortals a vision of rare incongruous beauty: a solar eclipse, a streaking comet, a shooting star, Bollywood goddess Aishwarya Rai happily riding a tractor.
Top CriticBy the time two newlywed couples lumber toward their honeymoons atop bejeweled elephants, the movie's frothy excess and good humor can make you say 'I do,' too.
Who would have guessed that transposing the Bennet family of Netherfield Park in 1790s Britain to a middle-class home in contemporary Amritsar, India would require so little forcing?
If you're not giggling or tapping your feet or swaying back and forth in your seat during this one, have someone check your pulse.
Henderson, whose bland good looks, troubling '80s haircut and vanilla personality call to mind a younger, boring Matthew Modine, registers as flat and lifeless amid the film's gorgeous, energetic swirl.
What is silly about Bride is also what makes it special. That and its leading lady, the luminous Aishwarya Rai.
If you want a wacky multicultural pairing to make you laugh a lot and learn a little, head for the movie theater playing Bride & Prejudice.
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... a funny, festive, genre-bending adaptation of Austen's Pride and Prejudice.
Frothy, feel-good fun.
Austen goes to Bollywood.
The Austen story is a true delight...
Do we really need more adaptations of Pride & Prejudice?
Or, how to use only the worst parts of three different genres.
A cross-cultural buffet table with open invitations for everyone.
...anyone going into this film knows pretty much what it's going to be about, how it's going to end, what it will look like, and what to expect. There are no surprises.
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Foreign Titles
- Liebe lieber indisch (DE)
- Coup de foudre à Bollywood (FR)
