BEND IT LIKE BECKHAM
Cast: Parminder K. Nagra, Keira Knightley, Jonathan Rhys-Meyers...
Director: Gurinder Chadha
Writer: Gurinder Chadha, Paul Mayeda Berges
Review Date: n/a
Written By: Clarkey
Rating: 7/10
THE PLOT:
A comedy about bending the rules to reach your goal, Bend It Like Beckham explores the world of women's football, from kick-about in the park to free kicks in the Final. Set in Hounslow, West London and Hamburg, the film follows two 18 year olds with their hearts set on a future in professional soccer. Heart-stopping talent doesn't seem to be enough when your parents want you to hang up your football boots, find a nice boyfriend and learn to cook the perfect chapatti.
THE REVIEW:
There aren’t many soccer movies, (Mean Machine, There’s Only One Jimmy Grimble, and The Big Green come to mind), so when there’s a new soccer movie released, I gotta see it. That was the case for Bend it Like Beckham. It wasn’t playing at a theatre near me, so I had to travel to see it and it was definitely worth the travel. It isn’t like any of the other football movies for 2 reasons: 1) it starred girls playing soccer and 2) it wasn’t all about soccer. But that didn’t stop it for being a good-hearted comedy.
The leading lady in this movie was Parminder K. Nagra who plays Jess Bhamra. This was her first lead role and she did one hell of a job. She gets great support from the amazingly beautiful Keira, who plays her best friend, Jules. On a sidenote, this was the first time I laid on eyes her actual beauty; Episode 1 doesn’t count because she had on too much make up. Jonathan Rhys-Meyers does a great job as the young coach of the all girl teams and the love interest of Jess. The parents of both girls add some great comedic scenes as well as the rest of Jess’s family.
The story was a good one, though kind of predictable, it was nice family movie. It did have quite a lot of subplots. Such as the marriage of Jess’s older sister, some romance, some discrimination, and parents trying to get their girls to become ladies (not footballers). This isn’t a laugh out loud, but there are several chuckles throughout the movie. Gurinder Chadha and Paul Mayeda Berges did a great job on the screenplay.
Gurinder Chadha also did a great job directing. The soccer scenes were great and it was nice to see girls playing soccer, instead of sweating men. Though most of the soccer scenes are practices, not too many games, they still look great. She also did a great job making the Hindu heritage and customs look authentic.
Though this movie is more of chick flick than a soccer movie, it is still a good movie that I recommend you check out.
Director: Gurinder Chadha
Writer: Gurinder Chadha, Paul Mayeda Berges
Review Date: n/a
Written By: Clarkey
Rating: 7/10
THE PLOT:
A comedy about bending the rules to reach your goal, Bend It Like Beckham explores the world of women's football, from kick-about in the park to free kicks in the Final. Set in Hounslow, West London and Hamburg, the film follows two 18 year olds with their hearts set on a future in professional soccer. Heart-stopping talent doesn't seem to be enough when your parents want you to hang up your football boots, find a nice boyfriend and learn to cook the perfect chapatti.
THE REVIEW:
There aren’t many soccer movies, (Mean Machine, There’s Only One Jimmy Grimble, and The Big Green come to mind), so when there’s a new soccer movie released, I gotta see it. That was the case for Bend it Like Beckham. It wasn’t playing at a theatre near me, so I had to travel to see it and it was definitely worth the travel. It isn’t like any of the other football movies for 2 reasons: 1) it starred girls playing soccer and 2) it wasn’t all about soccer. But that didn’t stop it for being a good-hearted comedy.
The leading lady in this movie was Parminder K. Nagra who plays Jess Bhamra. This was her first lead role and she did one hell of a job. She gets great support from the amazingly beautiful Keira, who plays her best friend, Jules. On a sidenote, this was the first time I laid on eyes her actual beauty; Episode 1 doesn’t count because she had on too much make up. Jonathan Rhys-Meyers does a great job as the young coach of the all girl teams and the love interest of Jess. The parents of both girls add some great comedic scenes as well as the rest of Jess’s family.
The story was a good one, though kind of predictable, it was nice family movie. It did have quite a lot of subplots. Such as the marriage of Jess’s older sister, some romance, some discrimination, and parents trying to get their girls to become ladies (not footballers). This isn’t a laugh out loud, but there are several chuckles throughout the movie. Gurinder Chadha and Paul Mayeda Berges did a great job on the screenplay.
Gurinder Chadha also did a great job directing. The soccer scenes were great and it was nice to see girls playing soccer, instead of sweating men. Though most of the soccer scenes are practices, not too many games, they still look great. She also did a great job making the Hindu heritage and customs look authentic.
Though this movie is more of chick flick than a soccer movie, it is still a good movie that I recommend you check out.
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