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08/07/08
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Mystic Masseur (2001)
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Reviews Counted: 64
Fresh: 33
Rotten:31
Average Rating: 5.8/10
Consensus: Though pretty to look at, The Mystic Masseur is too slow-paced and lacks narrative tension.
Synopsis: THE MYSTIC MASSEUR is a delightfully warm, funny drama about Ganesh (Assif Mandvi), an ethnic Indian living in Trinidad. While working as a teacher in Port of Spain, Ganesh learns of his father's death. After returning home to his country... [More]
Starring: Aasif Mandvi, Om Puri, Jimi Mistry, Ayesha Dharker
Director: Ismail Merchant
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06/24/06
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07/21/05
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A real clunker. A well-made, thoughtful, well-acted clunker, but a clunker nonetheless.
11/04/02
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10/26/02
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What could have become just another cautionary fable is allowed to play out as a clever, charming tale %u2013 as pleasantly in its own way as its self-dramatizing characters.
08/28/02
A lyrical metaphor for cultural and personal self-discovery and a picaresque view of a little-remembered world.
08/23/02
Much of the humor is at the expense of these transplanted Indians, and would be considered exploitative had it not been made by people whom it's mocking.
08/16/02
The faithful will enjoy this sometimes wry adaptation of V.S. Naipaul’s novel, but newcomers may find themselves stifling a yawn or two during the first hour.
08/15/02
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Although some of its plotting feels forced ... The Mystic Masseur coasts along nicely on Merchant's sharply honed craftsmanship, which grants the stunning Trinidad locations an extra degree of lushness.
06/10/02
The pacing is deadly, the narration helps little and Naipaul, a juicy writer, is negated.
06/07/02
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