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Touch of Pink

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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 and old, Indian and Western, gay and... 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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Jan 11, 2005

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DVD Features:

  • Region (unknown)
  • Keep Case
  • Anamorphic Widescreen - 1.85

Audio:

  • Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
  • Subtitles - English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Korean, Thai - Optional

Additional Release Material:

  • Audio Commentary - 1. Ian Iqbal Rashid - Director, Jimi Mistry, Kyle MacLachlan - Stars
  • Featurette - 1. "The Making of Touch of Pink"
  • Trailers - 1. Columbia Tri-Star Previews

Reviews for Touch of Pink

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02/09/06
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A mildly amusing gay comedy, with the only novel point of Cary Grant serving as a spiritual mentor; the rest is formula.

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07/26/05
Emanuel Levy
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...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
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
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[It's] a blend of trite plot points and obnoxious characters, held together by the notion that you should be watching something else instead.

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01/12/05
David Cornelius
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10/29/04
Arizona Republic
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Rashid struggles with tone and pacing ... but his characters are so vivid and the romance so sweet that we forgive him.

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10/28/04
Rich Cline
Shadows on the Wall
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A cute, ineffectual film that breaks absolutely no new ground but enjoys itself as it skips down the familiar paths.

Full Review Source: EricDSnider.com | comment Comment
10/19/04
Eric D. Snider
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Kyle MacLachlan's robust impersonation of Cary Grant is good for a laugh, but its overuse is just one of the crimes against this joyless cross-cultural gay romance.

Full Review Source: Salt Lake Tribune | comment Comment
10/08/04
Sean Means
Salt Lake Tribune
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A too-familiar tale.

Full Review Source: Deseret News, Salt Lake City | comment Comment
10/08/04
Jeff Vice
Deseret News, Salt Lake City
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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
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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A gay romantic comedy so coyly inoffensive that it becomes offensive in its inoffensiveness.

Full Review Source: Kansas City Star | comment Comment
09/10/04
Robert W. Butler
Kansas City Star
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Its plot is hackneyed and banal.

Full Review Source: Houston Chronicle | comment Comment
09/10/04
Bruce Westbrook
Houston Chronicle
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An uncomfortable jumble of Harvey, Bend It Like Beckham and The Birdcage.

Full Review Source: Detroit News | comment Comment
09/03/04
Tom Long
Detroit News
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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
Detroit Free Press
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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
Arizona Daily Star
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08/19/04
Steve Davis
Austin Chronicle
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MacLachlan's strong jaw line and his valiant attempt to act so very Cary aren't enough to save this film.

Full Review Source: Washington Post | comment Comment
08/13/04
Jen Chaney
Washington Post
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As much as it aspires to mimic the charm of old Cary Grant pictures, Touch of Pink is hardly worthy of comparison to even the least of Grant's films.

Full Review Source: Miami Herald | comment Comment
08/13/04
Peter Debruge
Miami Herald
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The movie pretty much collapses upon the fulcrum of Kyle MacLachlan's Cary Grant.

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08/13/04
Stephen Hunter
Washington Post
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