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caesar_must_die_2012 | 2127134 | 2013-02-04 | Jordan Hoffman | true | A- | 1fresh
| Film.com | A gimmick film that begins to feel like a whole, natural piece. | 1Positive
| http://www.film.com/movies/caesar-must-die-review |
caesar_must_die_2012 | 2127132 | 2013-02-04 | David Rooney | true | null | 1fresh
| Hollywood Reporter | Moving away from the literary costume dramas that have been their principal terrain for many years, the Taviani Brothers explore a fascinating encounter between theater and reality. | 1Positive
| http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/caesar-die-berlin-film-review-289512 |
caesar_must_die_2012 | 2127011 | 2013-02-04 | David Edelstein | true | null | 1fresh
| New York Magazine/Vulture | In a scant hour and a quarter it enlarges your notion of what theater and cinema, what art itself, can do -- it dissolves every boundary it meets. | 1Positive
| http://nymag.com/movies/reviews/side-effects-caesar-must-die-2013-2/index1.html |
caesar_must_die_2012 | 2126558 | 2013-01-31 | Bob Mondello | true | null | 1fresh
| NPR | The Taviani brothers, Paolo and Vittorio, have been blurring the line between reality and fiction in their films for six decades. | 1Positive
| http://www.npr.org/2013/01/29/170589680/in-prison-and-among-zombies-shakespeares-reflection-shines?ft=1&f=1045 |
caesar_must_die_2012 | 2126238 | 2013-01-29 | Harvey S. Karten | false | B+ | 1fresh
| Compuserve | Italy's Oscar entry for best foreign pic of 2012 is a bold choice, one featuring hardened criminals who deliver a shattering performance of Shakespeare's Julius Caesar. | 1Positive
| http://community.compuserve.com/n/pfx/forum.aspx?tsn=1&nav=messages&webtag=ws-showbiz&tid=24909 |
caesar_must_die_2012 | 2111910 | 2012-10-25 | Shaun Munro | false | 3.5/5 | 1fresh
| What Culture | A clever meta-narrative achievement that boasts winningly naturalistic performances from the real inmates and doesn't outstay its welcome. | 1Positive
| http://whatculture.com/film/london-film-festival-2012-caesar-must-die-review.php |
caesar_must_die_2012 | 2111372 | 2012-10-22 | Gail Tolley | false | 3/5 | 1fresh
| The List | The 'play-within-the-film' concept keeps the audience held slightly at arms length, but in many of the more intense scenes it's hard not to be sucked in, at least until the real world interrupts again. | 1Positive
| http://film.list.co.uk/article/46166-caesar-must-die/ |
caesar_must_die_2012 | 2107586 | 2012-10-01 | Richard Brody | true | null | 1fresh
| New Yorker | The movie's predominant black-and-white palette pares the action to its starkest outlines, and a few color sequences reconnect the prison, and the prisoners, to the surrounding world. | 1Positive
| http://www.newyorker.com/arts/reviews/film/caesar_must_die_taviani |
caesar_must_die_2012 | 2105042 | 2012-09-19 | Chris Cabin | true | 3/4 | 1fresh
| Slant Magazine | Deceptively modest on nearly all accounts, Paolo and Vittorio Taviani's Caesar Must Die employs seemingly minor directorial contrivances to ruminate on a unique quarrel. | 1Positive
| http://www.slantmagazine.com/film/review/caesar-must-die/6532 |
caesar_must_die_2012 | 2089147 | 2012-06-11 | Don Groves | false | 3.5/5 | 1fresh
| sbs.com.au | Shakespeare's tragedy gains extra piquancy in a Roman prison. | 1Positive
| http://www.sbs.com.au/films/movie/13899/caesar-must-die |
caesar_must_die_2012 | 2088588 | 2012-06-07 | Blake Howard | false | 5/5 | 1fresh
| 2UE That Movie Show | Friends, Romans, Countrymen; Caesar Must Die is flawless, and must be seen. | 1Positive
| http://www.graffitiwithpunctuation.net/2012/06/08/caesar-must-die/ |
cutterhead | 2675193 | 2020-03-06 | Matthew Singleton | false | null | 1fresh
| Film Inquiry | Overall, Cutterhead doesn't necessary break much new ground, and there are a few weak spots hidden along the way. However, what it does well, it does very well indeed. | 1Positive
| https://www.filminquiry.com/fantastic-film-festival-australia-report-2/ |
the_unity_of_heroes | 2599717 | 2019-06-24 | Douglas Davidson | false | 2.5/5 | 0rotten
| Elements of Madness | The Unity of Heroes may inspire nostalgia in martial arts fans longing for simpler, classic tales of adventure, but it's doubtful this one will satisfy the itch. | 0Negative
| https://elementsofmadness.com/2019/06/09/unity-of-heroes-hv/ |
the_unity_of_heroes | 2491053 | 2018-07-16 | Evan Saathoff | false | null | 1fresh
| Birth.Movies.Death. | It sure is fun. | 1Positive
| https://birthmoviesdeath.com/2018/07/15/fantasia-2018-review-the-unity-of-heroes-will-bring-nostalgia-to-90s-kung-f |
monsoon_wedding | 102780793 | 2023-02-17 | Carolyn Hinds | false | null | 1fresh
| JoySauce.com | Filled with as much drama and emotion as there are characters and colors, Monsoon Wedding is a classic where there’s something for everyone to enjoy. | 1Positive
| https://joysauce.com/8-asian-films-about-love-and-life-to-watch-for-valentines-day/ |
monsoon_wedding | 102739069 | 2022-10-04 | Katherine Singh | false | null | 1fresh
| Refinery29 | This comedy may not seem like your typical Bollywood movie for the time, but that’s exactly why you should watch it. | 1Positive
| https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2022/04/10948446/best-bollywood-movies-to-start-with |
monsoon_wedding | 102719384 | 2022-08-17 | Annlee Ellingson | false | null | 1fresh
| CineWomen | [A] whirl of color and music, familial love and romance. | 1Positive
| https://annleee.medium.com/cinewomen-proxima-etc-40ce4d84e555 |
monsoon_wedding | 102677726 | 2022-04-08 | Jimmy Cage | false | 9/10 | 1fresh
| Jimmy Cage Movie Reviews (YouTube) | MONSOON WEDDING is a wonderful film in which moments of lightheartedness and joy alternate and blend with profound moments of truth. Narrated in an elaborately ornamented way and fantastically acted. | 1Positive
| https://youtu.be/m8of8Xpd1UA |
monsoon_wedding | 102661947 | 2022-02-26 | Brian Eggert | false | 4/4 | 1fresh
| Deep Focus Review | A celebration of life that acknowledges how family leads to both great love and anguish, yet out of that comes a willingness to endure and overcome. | 1Positive
| https://deepfocusreview.com/reviews/monsoon-wedding/ |
monsoon_wedding | 2822800 | 2021-09-13 | Eve Tushnet | false | null | 1fresh
| Patheos | This is a fleet, gentle movie, and I enjoyed it... | 1Positive
| https://www.patheos.com/blogs/evetushnet/2021/09/like-its-my-job-short-movie-reviews.html |
monsoon_wedding | 2819325 | 2021-09-02 | Allen Almachar | false | null | 1fresh
| The MacGuffin | The film is an ode to love, in all its messiness and bliss. | 1Positive
| https://macguff.in/macguffin-content/an-appreciation/monsoon-wedding/ |
monsoon_wedding | 2801739 | 2021-06-28 | Shubhra Gupta | true | null | 1fresh
| The Indian Express | It gave the Hindi film industry an alternative way of portraying the Big Fat Indian Wedding, and all its non-stop accompanying tamasha.... | 1Positive
| https://indianexpress.com/article/express-sunday-eye/why-mira-nairs-monsoon-wedding-speaks-of-things-loud-and-timeless-7377051/ |
monsoon_wedding | 2764515 | 2021-02-04 | Soham Gadre | false | null | 1fresh
| The Spool | Nair confronts cultural conflict and taboos many times, which are explicitly shown in shockingly frank and revealing ways. | 1Positive
| https://thespool.net/reviews/movies/monsoon-wedding-mira-nair-retrospective/ |
monsoon_wedding | 2704262 | 2020-07-13 | Anthony Lane | true | null | 1fresh
| New Yorker | This drama by Mira Nair has been hailed as a feel-good spree, but it's better than that-a barely stable compound of the wounding, the confusing, and the appealing. | 1Positive
| https://www.newyorker.com/goings-on-about-town/movies/monsoon-wedding |
monsoon_wedding | 2690818 | 2020-05-18 | Anupama Chopra | true | null | 1fresh
| Film Companion | There is the madness of a family wedding, there's a disturbing secret and there is also a snapshot of India at that moment in time. This is a film that doesn't date. | 1Positive
| https://www.filmcompanion.in/anupama-chopra-recommends-40-movies-to-binge-during-lockdown/ |
monsoon_wedding | 2673330 | 2020-02-28 | B. Ruby Rich | false | null | 1fresh
| The Nation | Deliriously joyous. | 1Positive
| https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/seasons-greetings/ |
monsoon_wedding | 2108684 | 2012-10-05 | Emanuel Levy | false | A- | 1fresh
| EmanuelLevy.Com | Mira Nair's most colorful and most fully realized film | 1Positive
| null |
monsoon_wedding | 1931275 | 2010-09-19 | Nick Rogers | false | 4/4 | 1fresh
| The Film Yap | Not content to merely direct traffic of intersecting characters, Mira Nair never lets the scurrying ensemble lag or their stories flag. "Monsoon Wedding" is one of the most culturally savory, joyously exotic comedies since "Strictly Ballroom." | 1Positive
| http://www.thefilmyap.com/2010/07/20/heroes-of-the-zeroes-monsoon-wedding/ |
monsoon_wedding | 1890072 | 2010-06-22 | Philip French | false | null | 1fresh
| Observer (UK) | Much of the movie's incidental fun comes from acute little observations and clever set-pieces. | 1Positive
| http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2001/dec/30/philipfrench |
monsoon_wedding | 1890071 | 2010-06-22 | Joshua Rothkopf | true | null | 1fresh
| Chicago Reader | A late radical shift in tone, from jittery exuberance to ruinous alienation, strikes an impressive contemporary note amid all the obeisance to custom. | 1Positive
| http://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/monsoon-wedding/Film?oid=1067094 |
monsoon_wedding | 1873065 | 2010-03-02 | John A. Nesbit | false | B | 1fresh
| Old School Reviews | ... among the most universal of films | 1Positive
| http://oldschoolreviews.com/rev_2000/monsoon_wedding.htm |
monsoon_wedding | 1862023 | 2009-12-22 | Chuck Bowen | true | 3/4 | 1fresh
| Slant Magazine | A big, galloping party movie in which the party in question is a clear metaphor for the world. | 1Positive
| http://www.slantmagazine.com/film/review/monsoon-wedding |
monsoon_wedding | 1749916 | 2008-08-18 | David Ansen | true | null | 1fresh
| Newsweek | Nair's stereotype-shattering movie -- like the polymorphous culture it illuminates -- borrows from Bollywood, Hollywood and cinema verite, and comes up with something exuberantly its own. | 1Positive
| http://www.newsweek.com/id/153434 |
monsoon_wedding | 1732533 | 2008-06-05 | Deborah Young | true | null | 1fresh
| Variety | Splashy, noisy and downright fun. | 1Positive
| http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117798797.html?categoryid=31&cs=1 |
monsoon_wedding | 1565862 | 2006-12-30 | Emma Cochrane | true | 4/5 | 1fresh
| Empire Magazine | An optimistic and luscious film. | 1Positive
| http://www.empireonline.com/reviews/ReviewComplete.asp?FID=7545 |
monsoon_wedding | 1459902 | 2005-12-06 | Michael Dequina | false | 3.5/5 | 1fresh
| Film Threat | Strongly infused with an unmistakably exotic Bollywood flair while addressing themes and concerns that are universal-namely, the bonds of family and, most importantly, love. | 1Positive
| null |
monsoon_wedding | 1304598 | 2004-08-07 | Daniel Kasman | false | A- | 1fresh
| d+kaz. intelligent movie reviews | null | 1Positive
| http://www.d-kaz.com/reviews/review.php?id=32 |
monsoon_wedding | 1178773 | 2003-07-25 | Pablo Villaça | false | 4/5 | 1fresh
| Cinema em Cena | Um filme alegre, colorido e fascinante. | 1Positive
| null |
monsoon_wedding | 1134239 | 2003-05-03 | Josh Gilchrist | false | null | 1fresh
| Billings Outpost (Montana) | The romantic comedy even goes into somber territory, but it never loses its grasp of tone or its undenying beauty. | 1Positive
| null |
monsoon_wedding | 1132444 | 2003-04-30 | Enrique Buchichio | false | null | 1fresh
| Uruguay Total | Es una de esas pelculas de las que uno sale reconfortado, agradecido, genuinamente sorprendido. | 1Positive
| http://www.uruguaytotal.com/cartelera/pelicula.php?id=598 |
monsoon_wedding | 1121750 | 2003-03-26 | Harry Guerin | false | 4/5 | 1fresh
| RTÉ (Ireland) | The best day out you'll have this year. | 1Positive
| http://www.rte.ie/arts/2002/0117/monsoonwedding.html |
monsoon_wedding | 842995 | 2003-02-16 | Josh Ralske | false | 8/10 | 1fresh
| All Movie Guide | It's not just a touching, funny, multi-layered drama; it's an exuberant love poem to a city and a culture in transition. | 1Positive
| http://www.allmovie.com/cg/avg.dll?p=avg&sql=A254705 |
monsoon_wedding | 805059 | 2002-10-30 | Matthew Turner | false | 4/5 | 1fresh
| ViewLondon | Superbly acted, gorgeously photographed, enjoyable and engaging drama by Mira Nair, with a terrific soundtrack to boot -- the perfect Hollywood/Bollywood crossover film. | 1Positive
| http://www.viewlondon.co.uk/films/monsoon-wedding-film-review-2298.html |
monsoon_wedding | 801124 | 2002-10-21 | Jean Lowerison | false | null | 1fresh
| San Diego Metropolitan | Monsoon Wedding is not to be missed. | 1Positive
| http://sandiegometro.archives.whsites.net/reel/index.php?reelID=333 |
monsoon_wedding | 796196 | 2002-10-13 | James Kendrick | false | 3/4 | 1fresh
| Q Network Film Desk | so alive and colorful (both literally and metaphorically) that it's easy to overlook its formulaic nature | 1Positive
| http://www.qnetwork.com/index.php?page=review&id=2289 |
monsoon_wedding | 794124 | 2002-10-08 | Alex Ramirez | false | null | 1fresh
| Cinenganos | Una delicia, una cinta obligada y algo de lo mejor que se ha visto en mucho tiempo. | 1Positive
| null |
monsoon_wedding | 786099 | 2002-09-25 | Marty Mapes | false | 3/4 | 1fresh
| Movie Habit | May not have as much gusto as My Big Fat Greek Wedding, but has more refinement and flair | 1Positive
| http://www.moviehabit.com/reviews/mon_iy02.shtml |
monsoon_wedding | 756232 | 2002-08-17 | Urban Cinefile Critics | false | null | 1fresh
| Urban Cinefile | Smell, taste and enjoy! | 1Positive
| http://www.urbancinefile.com.au/home/view.asp?a=5598&s=Reviews |
monsoon_wedding | 752886 | 2002-08-09 | Donald Munro | false | B+ | 1fresh
| Fresno Bee | A friendly, easily digestible outing seasoned with just the right amount of emotional bitterness to keep it from becoming sticky sweet. | 1Positive
| null |
monsoon_wedding | 752823 | 2002-08-09 | Robert Denerstein | true | A- | 1fresh
| Denver Rocky Mountain News | A feel-good picture in the best sense of the term. | 1Positive
| null |
monsoon_wedding | 740646 | 2002-07-20 | Michael Wilmington | true | 3.5/4 | 1fresh
| Chicago Tribune | A movie to fall in love by and with, a wedding to unite both the two film families and the dazzled multicultural movie audiences who watch them. | 1Positive
| null |
monsoon_wedding | 738090 | 2002-07-12 | Jeffrey Chen | false | 9/10 | 1fresh
| Window to the Movies | Nair doesn't use [Monsoon Wedding] to lament the loss of culture. Instead, she sees it as a chance to revitalize what is and always has been remarkable about clung-to traditions. | 1Positive
| http://windowtothemovies.com/LV-monsoonwedding.html |
monsoon_wedding | 734618 | 2002-07-05 | Jeffrey Bruner | false | 4/5 | 1fresh
| Des Moines Register | Nair's cast is so large it's Altman-esque, but she deftly spins the multiple stories in a vibrant and intoxicating fashion. | 1Positive
| null |
monsoon_wedding | 733330 | 2002-06-28 | Dan Webster | false | 3.5/4 | 1fresh
| Spokesman-Review (Washington) | Nair and screenwriter Sabrina Dhawan deserve credit for wrapping up this big bundle in such a likeable package backed by such a great musical score. | 1Positive
| http://www.spokesmanreview.com/news-story.asp?date=060702&ID=s1160826 |
monsoon_wedding | 730803 | 2002-06-20 | Jeffrey Westhoff | false | 3.5/4 | 1fresh
| Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL) | One of those wonderful foreign films that allow Americans to appreciate another culture and learn how we are the same as much as how we are different. | 1Positive
| null |
monsoon_wedding | 726425 | 2002-06-13 | Mike D'Angelo | false | null | 0rotten
| Man Who Viewed Too Much | A little too ponderous to work as shallow entertainment, not remotely incisive enough to qualify as drama, Monsoon Wedding serves mostly to whet one's appetite for the Bollywood films. | 0Negative
| http://www.timeoutny.com/film/334/334.film.monsoon.rev.html |
monsoon_wedding | 323067 | 2002-06-07 | Cherryl Dawson and Leigh Ann Palone | false | 4/5 | 1fresh
| TheMovieChicks.com | This is a gorgeous film - vivid with color, music and life. Delight your senses and crash this wedding! | 1Positive
| http://www.themoviechicks.com/mar2002/mcrmonsoon.html |
monsoon_wedding | 318121 | 2002-06-01 | Chuck Wilson | false | null | 1fresh
| L.A. Weekly | It's as if Nair had set herself on a careerlong mission to strip from every storytelling element all the years of manipulation and bad acting that have turned them into clichs, until all that's left is simple emotion, fully experienced. | 1Positive
| http://www.laweekly.com/ink/02/15/film-wilson.php |
monsoon_wedding | 312691 | 2002-05-10 | Jeff Vice | false | 3.5/4 | 1fresh
| Deseret News (Salt Lake City) | Just when you think you've got it all figured out, the movie becomes something better, something decidedly more insightful, with a lot to say about family ties and loyalty. | 1Positive
| http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700002944/Monsoon-Wedding.html |
monsoon_wedding | 312586 | 2002-05-10 | Sean P. Means | false | 4/4 | 1fresh
| Salt Lake Tribune | Every scene is alive with color and music and passion. | 1Positive
| http://www.sltrib.com/2002/may/05102002/friday/735619.htm |
monsoon_wedding | 312043 | 2002-05-09 | Steven D. Greydanus | true | A- | 1fresh
| Decent Films | Some movies present an idealized view of marriage and family; others seem eager to debunk it. Mira Nair's exuberant art-house crowd-pleaser takes the third way. | 1Positive
| http://www.decentfilms.com/sections/reviews/1710 |
monsoon_wedding | 310778 | 2002-05-03 | Shay Casey | false | 4.5/5 | 1fresh
| Daily-Reviews | A burst of color, music, and dance that only the most practiced curmudgeon could fail to crack a smile at. | 1Positive
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monsoon_wedding | 309914 | 2002-04-26 | Roger Moore | true | 5/5 | 1fresh
| Orlando Sentinel | A My Best Punjabi's Wedding full of the emotions, melodrama, singing and shouting that make weddings so funny, no matter what the culture. | 1Positive
| null |
monsoon_wedding | 309585 | 2002-04-25 | Steve Schneider | false | 4/5 | 1fresh
| Orlando Weekly | An unabashedly affectionate film that becomes a benediction of blessing to its participants. | 1Positive
| null |
monsoon_wedding | 308168 | 2002-04-19 | Jack Garner | false | 9/10 | 1fresh
| Rochester Democrat and Chronicle | Monsoon Wedding is one of those rare and delightful movies that exposes moviegoers to an unfamiliar and wonderful culture while simultaneously showing us the universality of the people. | 1Positive
| null |
monsoon_wedding | 303099 | 2002-04-09 | Michael Dequina | false | 3.5/4 | 1fresh
| TheMovieReport.com | Strongly infused with an unmistakably exotic Bollywood flair while addressing themes and concerns that are universal. | 1Positive
| http://mrbrownmovies.com/movierpt95.html#monsoon |
monsoon_wedding | 302570 | 2002-04-07 | Phil Villarreal | false | 4/4 | 1fresh
| Arizona Daily Star | The film is a joyful glimpse into a world brimming with song and spirit. | 1Positive
| http://regulus.azstarnet.com/entertainment/story.php?section=movies&subsection=movies_reviews&title=Monsoon%20Wedding |
monsoon_wedding | 301958 | 2002-04-04 | Susan Granger | false | 9/10 | 1fresh
| www.susangranger.com | Intoxicating. | 1Positive
| null |
monsoon_wedding | 301823 | 2002-04-03 | Robert Roten | false | B | 1fresh
| Laramie Movie Scope | A colorful, joyous celebration of life; a tapestry woven of romance, dancing, singing, and unforgettable characters. | 1Positive
| http://www.lariat.org/AtTheMovies/old/monsoonwedding.html |
monsoon_wedding | 299860 | 2002-04-02 | Pete Croatto | false | 4.5/5 | 1fresh
| Filmcritic.com | It's funny, touching, dramatically forceful, and beautifully shot. | 1Positive
| http://www.filmcritic.com/misc/emporium.nsf/reviews/Monsoon-Wedding |
monsoon_wedding | 299603 | 2002-03-31 | Emily Blunt | false | 4/4 | 1fresh
| Blunt Review | The people are so real, the emotions so true. | 1Positive
| http://www.bluntreview.com/reviews/wedding.htm |
monsoon_wedding | 299258 | 2002-03-29 | Rene Rodriguez | true | 3/4 | 1fresh
| Miami Herald | At heart, the film is not that far removed from a well-written soap opera, but its modern-day Delhi setting and its cultural subtexts make up for the pat familiarity of its situations. | 1Positive
| null |
monsoon_wedding | 299068 | 2002-03-29 | Jocelyn Szczepaniak-Gillece | false | null | 0rotten
| PopMatters | After awhile all the film's elaborate charms begin to feel as empty as a Disneyfied fairy tale. | 0Negative
| http://popmatters.com/film/reviews/m/monsoon-wedding.shtml |
monsoon_wedding | 298210 | 2002-03-24 | Peter Keough | false | null | 1fresh
| Boston Phoenix | The swirling visuals make for a sensual delight that's seductive but doesn't quite conceal the darkness under the gaudy surface. | 1Positive
| http://www.bostonphoenix.com/boston/movies/reviews/documents/02184976.htm |
monsoon_wedding | 296625 | 2002-03-22 | Lawrence Toppman | false | null | 1fresh
| Charlotte Observer | Nair's wisest, most life-affirming drama. | 1Positive
| http://www.charlotte.com/mld/charlotte/entertainment/movies/2911057.htm |
monsoon_wedding | 296510 | 2002-03-22 | David Edelstein | true | null | 1fresh
| Slate | A teeming ensemble comedy shot fast and cheap but with such gorgeous colors and music and swirling silks that you leave with a feeling of riches, of superabundance. | 1Positive
| http://www.slate.com/id/2062346 |
monsoon_wedding | 296509 | 2002-03-22 | Bill Muller | true | 3/5 | 1fresh
| Arizona Republic | Nair achieves her usual level of dramatic competence. | 1Positive
| null |
monsoon_wedding | 295766 | 2002-03-19 | Brian Webster | false | 85/100 | 1fresh
| Apollo Guide | Funny, smart, perceptive, troubling and ultimately joyous. | 1Positive
| null |
monsoon_wedding | 295214 | 2002-03-17 | Steve Davis | true | 3/5 | 1fresh
| Austin Chronicle | Nair assuredly navigates the narrative and its characters with minimal confusion, although this steady hand seems a bit languorous at times. | 1Positive
| http://www.austinchronicle.com/gyrobase/Calendar/Film?Film=oid%3a142066 |
monsoon_wedding | 294945 | 2002-03-15 | Joe Baltake | false | 3.5/4 | 1fresh
| Sacramento Bee | All in all, a great party. | 1Positive
| http://www.movieclub.com/reviews/archives/02monsoon/baltake.html |
monsoon_wedding | 294944 | 2002-03-15 | Kim Morgan | false | null | 1fresh
| Oregonian | Starting in a cartoonish way, it grows into a well-developed soap opera -- in the best sense of the term. | 1Positive
| http://www.oregonlive.com/movies/oregonian/index.ssf?/xml/story.ssf/html_standard.xsl?/base/entertainment/10160241182172733.xml |
monsoon_wedding | 294943 | 2002-03-15 | Robert W. Butler | false | null | 1fresh
| Kansas City Star | ... by the time it's done with us, Mira Nair's new movie has its audience giddy with the delight of discovery, of having been immersed in a foreign culture only to find that human nature is pretty much the same all over. | 1Positive
| http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/entertainment/2844840.htm |
monsoon_wedding | 294942 | 2002-03-15 | Susan Stark | true | 4/4 | 1fresh
| Detroit News | Swirling, loving, and brilliantly, sensuously colorful, Mira Nair's Monsoon Wedding energetically celebrates love, family, a culture that comfortably accommodates past and present. | 1Positive
| null |
monsoon_wedding | 294941 | 2002-03-15 | Terry Lawson | true | 4/4 | 1fresh
| Detroit Free Press | Monsoon Wedding does what Altman's own The Wedding could not: It allows us to celebrate a questionably blessed occasion without feeling embarrassed or complicit in some traditional scam. | 1Positive
| http://ae.freep.com/entertainment/ui/michigan/movie.html?id=60821&reviewId=8370 |
monsoon_wedding | 293967 | 2002-03-11 | Jeffrey M. Anderson | false | 3/4 | 1fresh
| Combustible Celluloid | So purely enjoyable that you might not even notice it's a fairly straightforward remake of Hollywood comedies such as Father of the Bride. | 1Positive
| http://www.combustiblecelluloid.com/2002/monsoonwed.shtml |
monsoon_wedding | 293839 | 2002-03-11 | Robin Clifford | false | B | 1fresh
| Reeling Reviews | Nair does capture the complexity of a big family and its trials and tribulations... | 1Positive
| http://www.reelingreviews.com/monsoonwedding.htm |
monsoon_wedding | 293821 | 2002-03-10 | Brian Orndorf | false | 9/10 | 1fresh
| Modamag.com | Wedding is a picture filled with color and vibrancy. | 1Positive
| http://www.modamag.com/monsoon_wedding.htm |
monsoon_wedding | 293743 | 2002-03-09 | Laura Clifford | false | B+ | 1fresh
| Reeling Reviews | a joyous occasion | 1Positive
| http://www.reelingreviews.com/monsoonwedding.htm |
monsoon_wedding | 293498 | 2002-03-08 | Desson Thomson | true | 4.5/5 | 1fresh
| Washington Post | Pulsates with unforgettable characters and only-in-Delhi comedic situations. | 1Positive
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monsoon_wedding | 293497 | 2002-03-08 | Ann Hornaday | true | 4.5/5 | 1fresh
| Washington Post | Provides a visually dazzling and deeply affectionate glimpse of the tensions and traditions that animate much of modern Indian life. | 1Positive
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monsoon_wedding | 293495 | 2002-03-08 | Mike Clark | true | 3.5/4 | 1fresh
| USA Today | Filmmakers who can deftly change moods are treasures and even marvels. So, too, is this comedy about mild culture clashing in today's New Delhi. | 1Positive
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monsoon_wedding | 293494 | 2002-03-08 | Moira MacDonald | true | 4/4 | 1fresh
| Seattle Times | An intricate, heartfelt tribute to the enduring power of love. | 1Positive
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monsoon_wedding | 293493 | 2002-03-08 | Carla Meyer | true | 4/4 | 1fresh
| San Francisco Chronicle | Nair ... in crafting an enchanting movie about a modern Indian family, fills the screen with blooming marigolds, blossoming romances and sizzling dance scenes thrown in just for the heck of it. | 1Positive
| http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2002/03/08/DD148198.DTL |
monsoon_wedding | 293491 | 2002-03-08 | David Elliott | false | 2.5/4 | 1fresh
| San Diego Union-Tribune | Fills the eyes brimmingly and, at moments, hits the heart. | 1Positive
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monsoon_wedding | 293489 | 2002-03-08 | Gary Thompson | false | null | 1fresh
| Philadelphia Daily News | Nair does a sentimental wedding movie at least as well as Nancy Meyers, if not Vincente Minelli. | 1Positive
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monsoon_wedding | 293487 | 2002-03-08 | Eric Harrison | true | B+ | 1fresh
| Houston Chronicle | Brimming with characters and with life. | 1Positive
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monsoon_wedding | 293486 | 2002-03-08 | Steven Rosen | true | 3.5/4 | 1fresh
| Denver Post | It glows and sings with color and music, and with the humanity of its characters. | 1Positive
| http://www.denverpost.com/Stories/0,1002,78%257E448135,00.html |
monsoon_wedding | 293484 | 2002-03-08 | Roger Ebert | true | 3.5/4 | 1fresh
| Chicago Sun-Times | One of those joyous films that leaps over national boundaries and celebrates universal human nature. | 1Positive
| http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/monsoon-wedding-2002 |
monsoon_wedding | 293483 | 2002-03-08 | Jay Carr | true | 3.5/4 | 1fresh
| Boston Globe | Cinematic home cooking at its most savory. | 1Positive
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monsoon_wedding | 293457 | 2002-03-08 | Jim Lane | false | 5/5 | 1fresh
| Sacramento News & Review | The movie is a whirlwind, chock full of life. | 1Positive
| http://www.newsreview.com/sacramento/Content?oid=11314 |