Bend It Like Beckham

AKA:
Kick It Like Beckham (Germany)

Written by:
Gurinder Chadha
Paul Mayeda Berges

Directed by:
Gurinder Chadha

Made in:
UK & Germany in 2002

Actors:
Parminder Nagra .... Jesminder 'Jess' Bhamra
Keira Knightley .... Juliette 'Jules' Paxton
Jonathan Rhys-Meyers .... Joe
Anupam Kher .... Mr. Bhamra
Archie Panjabi .... Pinky Bhamra
Shaznay Lewis .... Mel
Frank Harper .... Alan Paxton
Juliet Stevenson .... Paula Paxton
Shaheen Khan .... Mrs. Bhamra
Ameet Chana .... Tony
Pooja Shah .... Meena

Plot:
Of East Indian origin of the Sikh faith, the Bhamra family have been settled in Great Britain for several years. They have two daughters, Pinky and Jessminder. While Pinky is in the process of getting married, Jessminder is preparing to play football - which is not acceptable to her parents. But Jessminder knows she is good at the sport, and she does receive considerable encouragement. Her parents are clearly uncomfortable with their daughter running around in shorts, chasing a big ball, instead of being clad in a traditional salwar khameez, and learning to cook East Indian recipes. Jessminder must now decide what's important for her. To make matters worse, a football tournament is arranged on the very day of her sister's marriage. Will Jessminder be able to play, or will her dreams be shattered? IMDB

Review:
This was a surprisingly good movie! Not your typical plot in this genre.
(Fredrik even really liked the movie!)

We caught this on TV one evening and got stuck watching. And it was definately worth watching.

A cute and funny movie. Cute without being too cute in an annoying way. Definately a movie for any teen girl, but a movie that also has a deep enough plot to hold others' attention.

Worth watching if you have the time.

This review feels sorta low, but difficult to give it higher. :/ I do really like this movie, and I definately recommend it. Sure, it is the typical love story, and the soccer playing isn't so spectacular, but the whole racial thing really gives it a good zest.









Okay, I've changed my mind and I am going to give it a higher scoring. :/ :)