Bend It Like Beckham | | Cast : | Keira Knightley, Parminder Nagra, Jonathan Rhys-Meyers | | Director : | | | Studio : | 20th Century Fox | | Format : | Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, Subtitled, NTSC | | Released Date : | August 01, 2003 | | DVD Released Date : | September 30, 2003 | | Language : | French (Dubbed), English (Original Language), Spanish (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled) | | Audience Rating : | PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested) | | | BUY THIS DVD FROM AMAZON |
Customer Reviews
| Rating |  | | Date | October 22, 2005 | | Summary | Charming! | Content
 | A charming and memorable little film, one which I enjoyed enormously. Wonderfully cast, wonderfully filmed, my kudos goes out to the makers of this film. Can't say enough good things about it. A rich and vibrant look into both Indian tradition and footballing culture. Simply wonderful. |
| Rating | | | Date | October 11, 2005 | | Summary | Sports movies rule! | Content
| At its core, this tale is rather cliche. On the other hand, there's a saying that goes "if it's not broke, why fix it?" I love these stories of underdog characters overcoming adversity and criticism to follow their dreams, particularly when it is sports related. I really enjoyed how this movie revolved around the Indian culture, something not too common in American movies (although this film is British). |
| Rating | | | Date | October 06, 2005 | | Summary | a good family movie | Content
| here i was, going to compare this movie to "whale rider" or "billy elliot" or "praying with anger"..i wasnt thinking. this movie isnt different, but it is a great family/ childrens movie. |
| Rating | | | Date | September 30, 2005 | | Summary | Great movie | Content
| This movie was so much fun. It had a bit of culture, romance, comedy and drama. A chick flick though. Great as a family movie. |
| Rating | | | Date | September 04, 2005 | | Summary | Predictable, but good | Content
| I have no interest in football, at all, and none of my family does. I also couldn't date a guy who cancelled dates etc just to go and see a bunch of guys kick a stupid ball around. But I found this film a pleasant surprise, as it focused on the girls, and didn't go too much into the football side of the things. I didn't have to know the offside rule just to watch the film.
Parminder Nagra was absolutely fabulous in this film, despite her character's obsession with David Beckham (bleurgh), and she was a real natural in front of the camera too. This girl has big things ahead of her. She also wears the number 7 shirt, the same number Beckham wears for England, and once wore for Manchester United. Unlike her super-skinny co-star, Parminder has a really natural shape, and isn't ashamed to show it off. And the scar on her leg (which I didn't think was real at first) was also incorportated into the film, as well as the story behind it, as originally Parminder thought it would stop her from getting the role.
I have to say, Keira Knightley really is way too skinny. She needs a good feeding, and also needs to do something with her hair. It was a mess in this film. She manages to show off her six pack (how many girls do you know who have a six pack?) with the little crop tops she insisted on wearing.
Johnathan Rhys Meyers was lovely in this film, and also the accent as well! The plot was sometimes a little predictable, as the three main stars got involved in a love triangle, and you could so see that coming! (Although, in the original script, it was Parminder & Keira's characters who were actually in love, and there's still some of this left in the film, including Jules mum thinking her daughter - Keira - is in love with Jess.)
And what's strange in this film is that although Parminder & Keira are playing teenagers, there's actually a 10 year age gap between them, but Parminder does NOT look 10 years older than Keira. Keira was born in 1985, and Parminder was born in 1975.
The extras aren't up to much, and kinda boring at the same time. You've got your average commentaries, deleted scenes, making of, outtakes, music videos and also "Who Wants to Cook Aloo Gobi?" featurette and the recipe for Aloo Gobi.
I did enjoy this movie, although the ending is a little sad, and there are a lot of serious issues sprinkled throughout. It's definitely a movie I'll watch again, with a lot of injokes as well, and sports bra jokes. It also gives an insight into the Indian culture, which worked really well I thought. |
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