Brick Lane
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61 out of 100

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6.2 out of 10

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  • Starring: Christopher Simpson, Satish Kaushik, Tannishtha Chatterjee
  • Summary: Nazneen’s life is turned upside down at the tender age of seventeen. Forced into an arranged marriage to an older man, she exchanges her Bangladeshi village home for a block of flats in London’s East End. In this new world, pining for her home and her sister, she struggles to make sense of hof her existence – and to do her duty to her husband. A man of inflated ideas (and stomach), he sorely tests her compliance. Told from birth that she must not fight her fate, Nazneen submits, devoting her life to raising her family and slapping down her demons of discontent. Until the day that Karim, a hot-headed local man, bursts into her life. Against a background of escalating racial tension, they embark on an affair that finally forces Nazneen to take control of her life. Set in multicultural Britain, Brick Lane is a truly contemporary story of love, cultural difference, and ultimately, the strength of the human spirit. (Sony Pictures Classics)
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  1. Positive: 16 out of 25
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 25
  3. Negative: 0 out of 25
  1. Chicago Sun-Times
    Reviewed by: Roger Ebert
    88
    Tells a story we think we already know, but we're wrong: It has new things to say within an old formula.
  2. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Kirk Honeycutt
    80
    Beautifully acted and written so its themes are touched upon glancingly rather than with full force.
  3. Miami Herald
    Reviewed by: Connie Ogle
    75
    A slow-moving but heartfelt film.
  4. New York Daily News
    Reviewed by: Joe Neumaier
    60
    Well-acted and grounded in reality, Brick Lane is never overly emotional, even when it deals with the days after 9/11.

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  1. Positive: 2 out of 2
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  1. JayH.
    7
    Fine drama, beautifully acted, poignant story. Well thought out direction, good screenplay, fine cinematography. It has a few slow stretches, but overall a very rewarding film.… Expand
  2. HarrietC.
    6
    Full of promise but falls short on the delivery. Beautiful story and lovely cinematography but I was waiting to be touched, deeply touched as the story had the opportunity to do. Maybe that was the intention but as a film goer I want to be swept into it all.… Expand

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