Bride and Prejudice

Pros: A very funny and poignant film.

Cons: There was nothing that I didn't like about this film.

The Bottom Line: Very colorful and entertaining. Good date movie to see.

Review: Bollywood is India's version of Hollywood. India churns out more movies than Hollywood. After a recent interview with Bollywood's highest paid actress Aishawarya Rai on "60 Minutes", it was inevitable that Bollywood would invade the US shores. That film ...

Pros: Aishwarya Rai is the best part about this film. Vivid art direction.

Cons: I had no idea this was going to be a musical.

The Bottom Line: A very different version of Jane Austen's novel, moved to modern day India. If you have never seen a Bollywood movie, this might be a good introduction.

Review: I'm a sucker for anything connected with Jane Austen, and lately there has been a lot of things coming out that are associated with her novels. Such as endless renditions of her classic story of five sisters, Pride and Prejudice. This time, the ...

Pros: Sheer exuberance, chutzpah, and joi de vivre! Casting of Bakshis and Mr. Kohli

Cons: Martin Henderson as Darcy; major writing problems with the Wickham subplot

The Bottom Line: Jane Austen as you've never seen her. Just sit back, laugh, and enjoy the elephant ride!

Review: Everyone who loves Jane Austen's classic novel Pride and Prejudice knows the importance of that first moment, the moment when Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth Bennet first eye each other across a crowded dance floor. Just picture it with me: he's from out ...

Pros: Fun filled film to sit through and enjoy without having any expectations or comparisons.

Cons: Features every cliche that could be imagined. Very predictable. Hey, this wasn't a "heady" film.

The Bottom Line: It's good to just get away from the real world once in a while and let a film maker take you somewhere else where you can smile and share dreams.

Review: I believe that sometimes it's better to be ignorant of certain things before seeing a film. The truth is I have never read a Jane Austin book and I have never sat through a three hour Bollywood movie loaded with dance.(This film runs about an hour and a ...

Pros: fun and vibrant adaptation

Cons: a little too much dancing for me, so-so Darcy

The Bottom Line: A fun romp for Austen fans.

Review: If I were to categorize this year in terms of my prevailing preoccupation, I would have to say that 2007 has been the Year of H arry Potter. Just behind the boy wizard, however, were several other fictional fancies, ...

Pros: Joyful production numbers in blazing color; a paean to multiculturalism; beautiful, talented actresses; innovative undertaking

Cons: Plot weaknesses; little of Austen's wit or incisive social commentary; Henderson as Darcy

The Bottom Line: If you can forget about Austen, you can enjoy this dazzling spectacle on its own terms as rollicking good entertainment.

Review: Bride and Prejudice is a more important film than most critics have thus far recognized or acknowledged. It is a true original. It further stakes out the territory that Anglo-Asian director Gurinder Chadha has made her own: multiculturalism. ...

Pros: Cool blend of Indian and Western well, everything.

Cons: The first couple musical numbers could've done with another dramatic scene to break them up.

The Bottom Line: If you like Indian movies, musicals, Pride and Prejudice, love stories, Bend It Like Beckham, or just want to see Naveen Andrews dance, then give it a chance.

Review: Bride and Prejudice is a movie that didn't get the attention it deserved when it hit theatres here in the US. Even though I was aware of it and interested in seeing it, I never managed to. So when compiling a list of DVDs to rent, it was on the ...

Pros: joyous bhangra beat, colourful spectacles of mass spontaneous dancing, stunning Aishwarya Rai, hilarious supporting characters

Cons: the travesty of casting Henderson as Darcy

The Bottom Line: Watch it for a taste (albeit far from authentic) of Bollywood magic. It's a joyous romp that's uplifting and will have you tapping your toes to the bhangra beat.

Review: Not to worry—Jane Austen’s not spinning in her grave. If anything, she of all people would be amused. After all, much of her writing revolved around the comedy of manners, and while her style was precise, reserved, and polished, I’m sure ...

Pros: Beautifully shot film

Cons: the casting of Mr Darcy

The Bottom Line: It's a wonderful adaption of a well known book

Review: I had to analyse this film and compared it to the book for the speech and ideolect for one of my assignments so I decided to buy the DVD (I normally don't like musicals) The DVD turned out to be an ex rental copy which was annoying because you can fast ...

Pros: Aishwarya Ray. Sumtuous costumes. HIGH energy!

Cons: Minor problems with Martin Henderson's performance.

The Bottom Line: A fun and energetic "spin" on classic Jane Austen.

Review: What's not to like? I've never read any Jane Austen, and only know her work from the film adaptations. SENSE & SENSIBILITY, EMMA, etc. So I cannot comment if "BRIDE" AND PREJUDICE does a good job of translating Austen to Bollywood. I suspect ...