This Sucked

Production Year: 1999 - Drama - Director: Damien O'Donnell - Original Language: English - Classification: 15 years and over more

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Set in the early 1970s, EAST IS EAST, directed by Damien O'Donnell, follows the lives of a Pakistani-English family living in Northern England. George Khan (Om Puri), a proud...
more...Pakistani immigrant, and his British wife, Ella (Linda Bassett), run a fish and chip shop, while raising their seven children. George is determined to honor Pakistani tradition by arranging marriages for each of the children, whether they like it or not. When the Khan kids, including the nightclubbing Tariq (Jimi Mistry), the artsy Saleem (Chris Bisson), and the shy, parka-wearing Sajid (Jordan Routledge), begin to rebel against their forceful father, their mother also joins the household mutiny. During an awkward nuptial arrangement meeting with the snobby Shahs and their two unappealing daughters, the family's conflict hits its peak with surprising results.
With his first feature film, O'Donnell convincingly recreates the 1970s setting and carefully avoids glossing over the Khan family's difficulties. Puri and Bassett are excellent as the well-meaning parents, while Routledge is particularly charming as the reclusive youngest son. A quirky comedy that doesn't shy away from tense drama, EAST IS EAST is a truly unique film.

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This Sucked

A review by rockmaster17 on East Is East DVD
August 22nd, 2000

Author's product rating: East Is East DVD - rated by rockmaster17

Did you enjoy it?	Hated it
Story	Very ordinary
Characters / Performances	Satisfactory
Special Effects	Weak
How does it compare to similar films?	Unmemorable

Advantages:	Tons of Extras
Disadvantages:	Crap

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I can't believe that i bought this!
I'm think that british movies generally suck! The only exception i can think of is 'The Full Monty'. My friends said that it was a brilliant comedy! I will kill them all. I watched it and i don't think that i laughed once. It has some great extras in there but i just couldn't bring myself to watch them all.
Luckily for me, my local games shop sells DVDs and i can trade old ones in. I suggest the same fate for all of you who have bought this!