My precious time has just been wasted for My Beautiful Laundrette. I had heard much about this film. I had heard and read positive comments. Many people chose this film for their "top-ten every gay must see at least ten times in their lives films list":) Alright, the 80's were hard times for some or a lot of people in England and probably in other places as well. There were racial and sexual discriminations and conflicts between some political and/or racial groups and I didn't know much about that and I'm more informed now -hooray!- but this film is not a documentary and it is lost in some unnecessarily-highlighted and some inadequately-clarified details at times. The plot seemed good to me at first but when I saw that it was weakened by the useless and sometimes absurd details in the script, I was disappointed. The music didn't fully reflect the period or the cultural differences and acting was generally fair. Although I didn't like the film in many ways, the connotation between Omar's father and the condition of England during the 80's was satisfactory.
Review of My Beautiful Laundrette
