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Touch of Pink

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Touch of Pink reviews
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8.8 User Score:

Mixed or average reviews

Based on 23 critic reviews
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Based on 7 votes
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Movie Info

Genre(s): Comedy  |  Drama  |  Foreign  |  Romance

Written by: Ian Iqbal Rashid

Directed by: Ian Iqbal Rashid

Release Date:
Theatrical: July 16, 2004
DVD: January 11, 2005

Running Time: 91 minutes, Color

Origin: Canada / UK

Summary

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)

What The Critics Said

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.

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75

The Globe and Mail (Toronto) Leah McLaren

Tasty and sweet, if a little on the mild side.

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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?

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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.

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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.

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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.

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70

Chicago Reader J.R. Jones

It's formulaic but still fun, thanks to the quick and genial players.

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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.

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67

Entertainment Weekly Lisa Schwarzbaum

Rashid's optimistic fairy tale is inventive, in a show-queen way.

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60

Los Angeles Times Kevin Thomas

Lively and often comical.

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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.

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50

Boston Globe Wesley Morris

An hour and a half of cultural and sexual headaches only barely leavened by MacLachlan's performance.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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."

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38

Chicago Tribune Michael Wilmington

Sweet-tempered but superficial.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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20

Washington Post Stephen Hunter

It goes so far -- way too far -- as having a known actor play Grant.

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What Our Users Said

The average user rating for this movie is 8.8 (out of 10) based on 7 User Votes

Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

Ikky L. gave it a10:
I really enjoyed, loved this movie! It let us know the feeling from deep inside of every human being, the need to love and be free inside ourselves.

[Anonymous] gave it an 8:
I really liked this movie... It might not be the most original thing out, but there were some really clever lines in there. Like what Alim's mom says to Giles when he thinks the eggs are for everyone. Yeah, it might have been a little corny, but I thought the acting was great (with the exception of Alim's Aunt) and the dialogue was way better than most popular films.

Laurie J. gave it a 9:
Sweet, smart and sassy.

Neda gave it a 9:
Simply beautiful! and a very different point of view. i have never seen a movie similar to "touch of pink", because this was the first motion picture that has not based the comdey of it on 'alim' and 'giles' (the homosexual part of the movie), and i see it in no way similar to "will and grace". "touch of pink" is one of those pictures that i can see over and over again and enjoy every bit of it.

J Johnstone gave it a 10:
A beautiful film - requires the audience to be engaged, and this results in an emotional rollercoaster of laughter, and heartwarming tenderness. A MUST-SEE!

Ronald W. gave it a 6:
It is an enjoyable movie with some flaws. It is interesting that many critics have said that the characters are wooden, and stereotypical. I find that the characters are more formal and have a tendency to leave things unsaid. I felt that it the characters were consistent with Pakistani people that I know.

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