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Touch of Pink
Sony Pictures Classics
MPAA RATING: R for sexual content and brief language
Starring
Jimi Mistry,
Kyle MacLachlan,
Suleka Mathew,
Kristen Holden-Reid,
Veena Sood,
Brian George,
and
Raoul Bhaneja
Alim (Mistry) is a young, South-Asian Canadian who thinks he's living with the spirit of Cary Grant (MacLachlan). Happily residing in London with his partner Giles (Holden-Ried), Alim's charade begins to unravel when his mother (Mathew) shows up for a visit. (Sony Pictures Classics)
| GENRE(S): |
Comedy
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Drama
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Foreign
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Romance
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| WRITTEN BY: |
Ian Iqbal Rashid
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| DIRECTED BY: |
Ian Iqbal Rashid
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| RELEASE DATE: |
DVD: January 11, 2005
Video: January 11, 2005
Theatrical: July 16, 2004
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| RUNNING TIME: |
91 minutes, Color |
| ORIGIN: |
Canada / UK |

All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
75
New York Post
Lou Lumenick
A clever and big- hearted gay screwball comedy.

75
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
Leah McLaren
Tasty and sweet, if a little on the mild side.

75
San Francisco Chronicle
G. Allen Johnson
First-time feature director Rashid has made a piece of eye candy that's irresistible. The point of this film may be to embrace reality, but frankly, who needs it?

75
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Winda Benedetti
A film that turns a comedic eye on the cultural, sexual and generational gaps that divide families and lovers and just generally make life the tricky mess it so often is.

70
Dallas Observer
Gregory Weinkauf
Whatever your orientation, these bosom buddies are bound to charm you, and perhaps by joining them, the very talented MacLachlan may continue to find work.

70
The Hollywood Reporter
Kirk Honeycutt
What makes the film so much fun is an ingenious plot device embedded in Rashid's sharply observed screenplay.

70
Chicago Reader
J.R. Jones
It's formulaic but still fun, thanks to the quick and genial players.

67
Austin Chronicle
Steve Davis
To MacLachlan's credit, his impersonation of the indomitable is serviceable, although it must be said that the role is weirder than anything David Lynch ever dreamed up for him.

67
Entertainment Weekly
Lisa Schwarzbaum
Rashid's optimistic fairy tale is inventive, in a show-queen way.

60
Los Angeles Times
Kevin Thomas
Lively and often comical.

60
Film Threat
Staff (Not credited)
Rashid's love of cinema is obvious in every frame. He interweaves nostalgia with modern subject matter. Pace and comic timing are perfect.

50
Boston Globe
Wesley Morris
An hour and a half of cultural and sexual headaches only barely leavened by MacLachlan's performance.

50
The Onion (A.V. Club)
Nathan Rabin
A tepid variation on the rash of cartoonishly drawn Indian-Anglo culture-clash comedies afflicting both sides of the Atlantic.

40
The New York Times
Stephen Holden
Except for the piquant garnish of Mr. MacLachlan, the movie, written and directed by Ian Iqbal Rashid, is barely a cut above an amateur production. The attempts at humor fizzle, and the performances are wooden and overstated.

40
TV Guide
Ken Fox
You may give up on Ian Iqbal Rashid's feature debut long before things get interesting, courtesy of a distracting conceit that shatters whatever spell the hackneyed premise might cast.

40
LA Weekly
Scott Foundas
Touch of Pink is really a big glob of "The Wedding Banquet," with some "Will & Grace" mixed in to remind us that gay people are actually quaintly neurotic and funny once you get to know them.

40
Village Voice
Jorge Morales
Presumably writer-director Ian Iqbal Rashid chose Grant because Bogie's been done, but that didn't stop him from lifting Touch of Pink's plot wholesale from "The Wedding Banquet."

38
Chicago Tribune
Michael Wilmington
Sweet-tempered but superficial.

30
Washington Post
Jen Chaney
Unfortunately, MacLachlan's strong jaw line and his valiant attempt to act so very Cary aren't enough to save this film from stumbling over the many cliches in its part-screwball, part-melodrama plotline.

25
New York Daily News
Jami Bernard
The story is tired, the comedy forced and the mother's larger-than-life quirks are an acquired taste.

25
Christian Science Monitor
David Sterritt
Even MacLachlan's surprisingly witty performance can't compensate for the trite screenplay and Mistry's lack of charisma.

25
Miami Herald
Peter Debruge
Alas, 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.

20
Washington Post
Stephen Hunter
It goes so far -- way too far -- as having a known actor play Grant.


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