I sought out this movie because I have loved the previous films I seen that were also directed by Indian-Canadian, Deepha Mehta. I was actually surprised when I looked at the DVD case, as I was expecting an Indian cast or at least a theme that dealt with Indians or Indians living in Canada. However, I found that this was a nice "small" love story and the only nod to India was some of the music (with a light Indian rhythm) as well as a very brief glimpse of BOLLYWOOD/Hollywood on the screen as Fay and her boyfriend are watching television. This isn't to say that some of the Mehta touches are not there, as I noticed two in particular. First, although this was a love story with some serious moments, a few odd and funny tiny little touches were there (such as Fay's dad and his pet duck as well as a wheel falling out of the sky and nearly killing this same man--odd touches indeed). Second, Mehta's stories about love tend to be very modern and show the contrast between tradition and the new morality of today--the main theme of this film.
About the only thing I didn't like about the film is the morality of love and relationships, as most in the film behave quite amorally and irresponsibly. There was one odd example of this new morality involving a relationships class held in a church where they encouraged sex and masturbation as well as asked the group members about their wildest one night stands! Still, it's a nice, quirky little love tale that is a great "chick flick" or date movie.
About the only thing I didn't like about the film is the morality of love and relationships, as most in the film behave quite amorally and irresponsibly. There was one odd example of this new morality involving a relationships class held in a church where they encouraged sex and masturbation as well as asked the group members about their wildest one night stands! Still, it's a nice, quirky little love tale that is a great "chick flick" or date movie.