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East is East
Miramax Films
FILM:
MPAA RATING: R for language, sexual content and some domestic violence
Starring
Om Puri,
Linda Bassett,
and
Jordan Routledge
Set in England during the 1970's, a traditional Pakistani man (Om Puri) finds his family's actions are definitely taking on non-traditional qualities.
| GENRE(S): |
Comedy
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| WRITTEN BY: |
Ayub Kan-Din (also play)
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| DIRECTED BY: |
Damien O'Donnell
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| RELEASE DATE: |
DVD: September 12, 2000
Video: September 12, 2000
Theatrical: April 14, 2000
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| RUNNING TIME: |
96 minutes, Color |
| ORIGIN: |
UK |
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90
Rolling Stone
Peter Travers
Get your titles straight -- this is the good one, and a roaring good time.
90
Dallas Observer
M. V. Moorhead
There is some meandering, episodic raggedness to the plotting, but Khan-Din's dialogue has a fine, naturalistic flow, and the young, debuting director O'Donnell, who's neither English nor Pakistani but Irish, skillfully keeps the material from showing too clearly its theatrical origins.
90
Film.com
Peter Brunette
We've seen the clash of cultures and generations before,--- but never quite so humorously. This time, the focus is on the Pakistanis living in England, and it's quite amazingly done, perky and inventive to the core.
90
Time
Richard Schickel
The actor (Puri) and the film make something fine, winning and memorable.
88
USA Today
Staff [Not Credited]
A robust family comedy that saves its wildest moments for a climactic "get-together."
88
Chicago Tribune
Michael Wilmington
He (Puri) is one of the most consistently excellent film actors that his country - or the world - has produced. And East is East, a grand cultural hybrid, is a real movie, too - raw, funny and wonderfully mixed up.
88
New York Post
Jonathan Foreman
East Is East is "The Full Monty" of 2000, a fresh, funny and poignant film filled with sparkling performances.
88
San Francisco Examiner
G. Allen Johnson
May be the funniest movie about parental and spousal abuse ever made.
88
Charlotte Observer
Lawrence Toppman
Examines Muslim family's religious warfare.
80
Washington Post
Rita Kempley
An edgy, irreverent, thoroughly winning comedy.
80
LA Weekly
Hazel-Dawn Dumpert
The proceedings are leavened also with a carefree sense of humor -- including some clever, jokey camera work -- and given depth by a cache of marvelous performances.
80
Village Voice
Amy Taubin
Largely a showcase for Puri, and he rises to the occasion with a performance that bursts from the screen and tears into your heart.
80
Variety
Derek Elley
A sprightly acted, warm and often extremely funny ensemble comedy.
80
Film.com
Ernest Hardy
Stars the cult celebrity Om Puri, widely considered by cinephiles to be one of the best actors in the world.
75
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert
If there is a weakness in East Is East, it's that Om Puri's character is a little too serious for the comedy surrounding him.
75
Miami Herald
Curtis Morgan
O'Donnell has a fine eye for the small details of life and the movie feels rich, warm and real .
75
San Francisco Chronicle
Edward Guthmann
At its simplest level, East Is East is a broad comedy, but Puri's acting, so honest and heartbreaking, gives the film weight.
75
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
William Arnold
Bounces between funny and chilling.
75
Boston Globe
Jay Carr
This engaging ensemble comedy that could have been called ''Father Doesn't Know Best.''
70
Los Angeles Times
Kevin Thomas
Above all a man's confrontation with self in middle-age and his need to accept the fact that his children, beyond their mixed ancestry, are after all native-born English citizens.
60
Mr. Showbiz
Michael Atkinson
Plays like "The Honeymooners" might have if Ralph Kramden were from Pakistan, but with less laughs and more ignorant spite.
58
Entertainment Weekly
Owen Gleiberman
A movie in which the easy socio-racial paradoxes have been diagrammed with more care than the relationships
50
Austin Chronicle
Bryan Poyser
A pleasure to watch for the cast alone and their accomplishments should not be obscured by underwritten characters and overwritten jokey set-pieces.
50
TV Guide
Maitland McDonagh
Mixes broad humor with a surprisingly subtle portrait of a family pulled in a bewildering variety of directions.
50
Baltimore Sun
Chris Kaltenbach
Unwisely bills itself as a comedy.
40
Chicago Reader
Ronnie Scheib
Far less insulting to Pakistanis or Mancunians than it is to its audience.
 The average user rating for this movie is 9.6 (out of 10) based on 3 User Votes
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