OK, this is a Romeo and Juliet update and the star-crossed lovers get the bulk of the attention. However, it opens with the younger sister in a school debate delivering the funniest line of the film. You think you're in Bend it like Beckham territory but the feisty Pakistani schoolgirl quickly takes a back seat. Her share of good lines rapidly declines. As the lovers' dilemma is played out, the supporting cast gets weaker.
This is a good film taking on some hard issues. The conflict between western values of individual freedom versus the eastern traditional family duties is well presented. Loach cleverly uses the illiberal catholic priest to show that religious rectitude is not the sole preserve of the Moslem's.
This is not the first British film to deal with love across the cultural divide but it is a good example of naturalistic film making.
This is a good film taking on some hard issues. The conflict between western values of individual freedom versus the eastern traditional family duties is well presented. Loach cleverly uses the illiberal catholic priest to show that religious rectitude is not the sole preserve of the Moslem's.
This is not the first British film to deal with love across the cultural divide but it is a good example of naturalistic film making.