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6.0/10 • 195

2023-01-261h 49m

RomanceComedy

Two childhood friends now in their thirties must decide whether to follow their heads or their hearts once the man decides to follow his parents' advice and enter into an arranged marriage in Pakistan.

Directors
Shekhar Kapur
Writters
Jemima Khan
Editors
Guy Bensley

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  1. Lily James

    Lily James

    Zoe

  2. Shazad Latif

    Shazad Latif

    Kazim Khan

  3. Shabana Azmi

    Shabana Azmi

    Aisha Khan

  4. Emma Thompson

    Emma Thompson

    Cath

  5. Sajal Ali

    Sajal Ali

    Maymouna

  6. Oliver Chris

    Oliver Chris

    James

  7. Asim Chaudhry

    Asim Chaudhry

    Mo the Matchmaker

  8. Jeff Mirza

    Jeff Mirza

    Zahid Khan

  9. Alice Orr-Ewing

    Alice Orr-Ewing

    Helena

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CinemaSerf

Mar 26, 2023

6/10

If you remember "Last Christmas" (2019) then you will have a rough idea of what to expect here with this rather formulaic, if colourful, drama. It all centres around a film being made by "Zoe" (Lily James) about the forthcoming "assisted" marriage of her lifelong friend "Kaz" (Shazad Latif). Her mother "Cath" (Dame Emma Thompson) lives next door to his family and so is relishing the family trip to Pakistan for the traditional wedding. "Zoe" is (as, I suspect, are we) pretty sceptical of the whole arrangement - getting married to someone you've only met on Skype, but proceed we do through a lively ceremony that allows Dame Emma to don her sari and dance for all she is worth (gin-fuelled!) whilst the predictable love triangle melodrama slowly, but predictably, plays out. It all comes to an head when they have returned home and she shows her film to all concerned and, just like this, it receives mixed and divisive reviews. I found this all very twee, middle class and vaguely judgmental which after a while I felt rather defeated the purpose in the first place. It is pretty clear from the start what is going to happen, and although the route to that conclusion isn't exactly a straight line, this leaves very little room for jeopardy to a plot you can see from Mars. Latif has a degree of charm to him, and some of the scenes with Lily James are quite engaging in a cheesy sort of way, but for the most part this is eminently forgettable fayre that will do fine on telly at Christmas.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
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Revenue
$10,898,395.00
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