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Touch of Pink (2004)

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Reviews Counted:60

Fresh:22

Rotten:38

Average Rating:5/10

Consensus: Kyle MacLachlan does a very good imitation Cary Grant in this forced and contrived tale.

Rated: R [See Full Rating] for sexual content and brief language

Runtime: 1 hr 32 mins

Genre: Comedies

Theatrical Release:Jul 16, 2004 Limited

Box Office: $188,206

Synopsis: Jimi Mistry (THE GURU, EAST IS EAST) stars in this charming and surprisingly poignant romantic comedy, which is driven by the humor that infuses the multifaceted cultural divide between the young... Jimi Mistry (THE GURU, EAST IS EAST) stars in this charming and surprisingly poignant romantic comedy, which is driven by the humor that infuses the multifaceted cultural divide between the young and old, Indian and Western, gay and straight--not to mention real and imaginary, alive and dead--characters. Alim is a young South Indian movie photographer living in London after relocating there from Canada. He lives with his boyfriend Giles (Kristen Holden-Reid), as well as the ghost of Cary Grant (Kyle MacLachlan), whom only Alim can see. Pursuing the ideal world presented in the films of Grant-era Hollywood, Alim seeks and then follows the advice of the ghost. This works out pretty well until his mother Nuru decides to come for a visit. She is a conservative Indian mother who is concerned at Alim's bachelorhood, especially in light of her nephew's impending wedding and the friendly sibling rivalry she shares with his mother. Madcap confusion ensues as Alim tries to keep Giles' true identity and his own, from being discovered by his mother, all the while trying to maintain composure in the style of his mentor. [More]

Starring: Jimi Mistry, Kyle MacLachlan, Suleka Mathew, Kristen Holden-Ried

Starring: Jimi Mistry, Kyle MacLachlan, Suleka Mathew, Kristen Holden-Ried

Director: Ian Iqbal Rashid

Director: Ian Iqbal Rashid
Screenwriter: Ian Iqbal Rashid
Studio: Sony Pictures Classics

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While MacLachlan captures Grant's regal confidence, his overenunciation and hammy gestures lean more into caricature than imitation.

Full Review Source: Arizona Daily Star | comment Comment
09/02/04
Phil Villarreal
Phil Villarreal
Arizona Daily Star
N/R

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Full Review Source: Arizona Republic | comment Comment
10/29/04
Arizona Republic

...more self-congratulatory than genuinely edgy, and the best reason to see it is MacLachlan's tidy impersonation.

Full Review Source: Arkansas Democrat-Gazette | comment Comment
01/29/05
Philip Martin
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

There are two crucial bits of miscasting, one bad, one good, both distracting.

Full Review Source: Atlanta Journal-Constitution | comment Comment
09/30/04
Steve Murray
Steve Murray
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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Full Review Source: Austin Chronicle | comment Comment
08/19/04
Steve Davis
Steve Davis
Austin Chronicle

There are hundreds of reasons for and possibilities in reupholstering romantic comedies with a queer eye, but the movies like Touch of Pink are too busy teaching feel-good lessons to even try.

Full Review Source: Boston Globe | comment Comment
07/23/04
Wesley Morris
Wesley Morris
Boston Globe
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Full Review Source: Boston Phoenix | comment Comment
05/08/04
Boston Phoenix

Rashid infuses Touch of Pink with the spirit and energy of the classic romantic comedies that it evokes while painting a portrait of a richly characterized mother and son who unwittingly share a mutual affection for cinema.

Full Review Source: Boxoffice Magazine | comment Comment
05/23/04
Annlee Ellingson
Annlee Ellingson
Boxoffice Magazine

How can [Rashid's] admittedly playful anti-Hollywood fantasy theme stick, when the movie itself is so saturated in big-studio values, fantasies and hokum and shot in a lower-budget approximation of the 1960s Hollywood style?

Full Review Source: Chicago Tribune | comment Comment
08/12/04
Michael Wilmington
Michael Wilmington
Chicago Tribune
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Even MacLachlan's surprisingly witty performance can't compensate for the trite screenplay and Mistry's lack of charisma.

Full Review Source: Christian Science Monitor | comment Comment
07/15/04
David Sterritt
David Sterritt
Christian Science Monitor
N/R

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Full Review Source: Cinema Crazed | comment Comment
04/29/09
Felix Vasquez Jr.
Felix Vasquez Jr.
Cinema Crazed

It's all wearisome and pathetic.

Full Review Source: Combustible Celluloid | comment Comment
07/30/04
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid

Could have made more of its quirks, but for all its sincerity, it's just another banal coming-out movie.

Full Review Source: Dallas Morning News | comment Comment
08/05/04
Ariana Falk
Ariana Falk
Dallas Morning News

A too-familiar tale.

Full Review Source: Deseret News, Salt Lake City | comment Comment
10/08/04
Jeff Vice
Jeff Vice
Deseret News, Salt Lake City

Much of the problem with Touch of Pink rests with Mistry, whose nice guy appeal registers even less than it did in his previous starring vehicles, The Guru and The Mystic Masseur.

Full Review Source: Detroit Free Press | comment Comment
09/03/04
John Monaghan
John Monaghan
Detroit Free Press

An uncomfortable jumble of Harvey, Bend It Like Beckham and The Birdcage.

Full Review Source: Detroit News | comment Comment
09/03/04
Tom Long
Tom Long
Detroit News

It'll will tickle you, well, pink.

Full Review Source: E! Online | comment Comment
07/16/04
E! Online

Romantic Gay Muslim Screwball Retro Comedies should at least have the foresight to deliver on half the genre labels it establishes for itself.

Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | comment Comment
02/18/04
Erik Childress
Erik Childress
eFilmCritic.com

[It's] a blend of trite plot points and obnoxious characters, held together by the notion that you should be watching something else instead.

Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | comment Comment
01/12/05
David Cornelius
David Cornelius
eFilmCritic.com

A mildly amusing gay comedy, with the only novel point of Cary Grant serving as a spiritual mentor; the rest is formula.

Full Review Source: EmanuelLevy.Com | comment Comment
07/26/05
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
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