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08/27/08
Mississippi Masala (1992)
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Reviews Counted:18
Fresh:14
Rotten:4
Average Rating:6.6/10
Runtime: 1 hr 58 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: In 1972, an Indian lawyer and his family flee their home as Idi Amin seizes power. The lawyer will never forget the pain and indignity he suffered. Nearly 20 years later the family has settled in... [More]
Starring: Denzel Washington, Sarita Choudhury, Roshan Seth, Sharmila Tagore
Director: Mira Nair
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Reviews for Mississippi Masala
Top CriticUnlike Lee's Jungle Fever, which also deals with interracial romance, Nair's film is non-judgmental, taking neither moral ground nor faulting any group. Released when national boundaries were crumbling it was a poignant work about the meaning of home.
10/04/06
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02/09/06
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10/09/05
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10/07/05
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01/30/04
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06/23/03
Washington and Choudhury definitely make for an attractive ethnic couple in Nair's cross-cultural love story. However, this staid romancer doesn't escape the distinction of its conventional makeup.
05/28/03
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05/21/03
Top CriticNo review available.
04/10/03
Challenges us to add more respect and tolerance to America's cultural stew of many colors.
08/29/02
Zesty, spicy, sexy!
08/21/02
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08/13/02
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07/29/02
Nair and her screenwriter, Sooni Taraporevala, sometimes lose their focus trying to juggle half a dozen subplots. But it's nice to see a movie with a broad reach.
01/09/02
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05/12/01
Top CriticThis is a film with something to say, something discriminating adults should find both entertaining and enlightening.
01/01/00
It may be longwinded here and there, but Mississippi Masala jumps with life.
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