This movie was fun. I read some reviews on Netflix bemoaning how it bastardized Pride and Prejudice, how could you mess with perfection, etc etc. Whatever! This movie was a mixture of western Hollywood and eastern Bollywood and the it came out as vibrant, colorful and fun.
Sure, it was a take on Pride and Prejudice. It admits that up front. But it sets the story in India, with a western twist and lets the Bollywood musical segues run free. The colors make the you almost smell the spicyness of the land, and the interactions of the American, British and Indian cast really set this movie on its own.
Aishwarya Rai called the "Queen of Bollywood" is the star of this movie and she is stunning in all ways. But the whole cast is pretty gorgeous and with a musical appearance by Ashanti in a concert at Goa, the Bollywood aspect really takes on a more mystical and sensual tone. The culture clash between the two cultures is also done nicely, and the middle ground is also shown.
One of the funny parts in the extras features that I have to mention is one of the British actors was describing the Indian actors as approaching the role from the emotional core, and the American approaching from an intellectual introspective side. And he said the Brits ...well the Brits just wondered why everyone couldn't just hit their marks and get their lines! LOL! And if that is not a statement about the different cultures, I don't know what is!
OK, Bride and Prejudice (2004) is not great literature. But it is entertaining and so much fun, and a visual feast. I really liked it a lot.
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