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A late radical shift in tone, from jittery exuberance to ruinous alienation, strikes an impressive contemporary note amid all the obeisance to custom.
Nair's stereotype-shattering movie -- like the polymorphous culture it illuminates -- borrows from Bollywood, Hollywood and cinema verite, and comes up with something exuberantly its own.
Splashy, noisy and downright fun.
A feel-good picture in the best sense of the term.
A movie to fall in love by and with, a wedding to unite both the two film families and the dazzled multicultural movie audiences who watch them.
A My Best Punjabi's Wedding full of the emotions, melodrama, singing and shouting that make weddings so funny, no matter what the culture.
Not content to merely direct traffic of intersecting characters, Mira Nair never lets the scurrying ensemble lag or their stories flag. "Monsoon Wedding" is one of the most culturally savory, joyously exotic comedies since "Strictly Ballroom."
Much of the movie's incidental fun comes from acute little observations and clever set-pieces.
... among the most universal of films
Criterion's edition of Monsoon Wedding is a comprehensive and beautiful presentation of a key work in Mira Nair's career.
A big, galloping party movie in which the party in question is a clear metaphor for the world.
Poignant Indian tale of family, love, and culture.
An optimistic and luscious film.
The impression of cosmopolitan modern India, of diaspora lives thrown into collision and collusion, is engaging in itself, but the emotional optimism here is the most heartening aspect of this vivacious film.
Strongly infused with an unmistakably exotic Bollywood flair while addressing themes and concerns that are universal-namely, the bonds of family and, most importantly, love.
Um filme alegre, colorido e fascinante.
The romantic comedy even goes into somber territory, but it never loses its grasp of tone or its undenying beauty.
Es una de esas películas de las que uno sale reconfortado, agradecido, genuinamente sorprendido.
The best day out you'll have this year.
It's not just a touching, funny, multi-layered drama; it's an exuberant love poem to a city and a culture in transition.
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