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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.

Rated: PG [See Full Rating] for mild language

Runtime: 1 hr 58 mins

Genre: Dramas

Theatrical Release:May 3, 2002 Limited

Box Office: $291,000

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... 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 village for the funeral, he decides to stay and write books. His chronically hiccupping auntie (Zohra Segal) encourages him. Ramlogan (the great Om Puri), an old family friend, pushes the bookish Ganesh to pursue his beautiful young daughter, Leela (Ayesha Dharker of Santosh Sivan's THE TERRORIST). Ramlogan is delighted when Ganesh and Leela get married but later Leela grows frustrated with Ganesh's total immersion in his writing work. When his first book fails to sell, Ganesh returns to healing, and soon becomes a local legend, THE MYSTIC MASSEUR. Ismail Merchant (producer of the Merchant-Ivory films) directed the film, and effortlessly captures the simple beauty of his locations. The veteran cast is superb, bringing the perfect light touch to the material. Mandvi is particularly good in portraying Ganesh's believable transformation from bookworm to celebrity. THE MYSTIC MASSEUR is an adaptation of Sir V. S. Naipaul's first novel. Naipaul won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2001. [More]

Starring: Aasif Mandvi, Om Puri, Jimi Mistry, Ayesha Dharker

Starring: Aasif Mandvi, Om Puri, Jimi Mistry, Ayesha Dharker, Zohra Segal, James Fox, Sakina Jaffrey

Director: Ismail Merchant

Director: Ismail Merchant
Screenwriter: Caryl Phillips
Producer: Richard Hawley, Nayeem Hafizka
Composer: Richard Robbins, Zakir Hussain
Studio: ThinkFilm

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A real clunker. A well-made, thoughtful, well-acted clunker, but a clunker nonetheless.

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10/26/02
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An affectionate, sun-bathed memoir.

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Eric D. Snider
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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.

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08/28/02
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

A lyrical metaphor for cultural and personal self-discovery and a picaresque view of a little-remembered world.

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08/23/02
Duane Dudek
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

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.

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08/16/02
Phil Villarreal
Arizona Daily Star

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.

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08/15/02
Jeffrey Bruner
Des Moines Register

Occasionally funny, sometimes inspiring, often boring.

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Ryan Cracknell
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A warm-hearted gem of a film.

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A fairly dull adaptation of some highly regarded material.

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07/19/02
Jeff Vice
Deseret News, Salt Lake City

A bore that tends to hammer home every one of its points.

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