Bride & Prejudice

The actor dating Ashwairya, Martin Henderson, is the only relief in the otherwise boring movie.....The movie is painfully long and the tale misses originality.....The dialogues are flat, story line bores you and the actors can not pull it through as well..... ... Full Review

The actor dating Ashwairya, Martin Henderson, is the only relief in the otherwise boring movie.....The movie is painfully long and the tale misses originality.....Bride and Prejudice' is a meeting between a man too proud of his heritage and manners and a girl too prejudice, hates him since their first meeting.....The dialogues are flat, story line bores you and the actors can not pull it through as well..... ... Full Review

Nadira Babbar is wonderful as the matchmaking mum who will stop at nothing to make sure her daughters are properly married. Irrespective of the time shift when the story is set, the theme of finding the perfect match is timeless. ... Full Review

As if to complement the ABC's series of Sunday-night Jane Austen adaptations, here is Gurinder Chadha's Bollywood version of Austen's most beloved novel, Pride and Prejudice . For no acceptable reason (other than partial financier Miramax no doubt demanded it), New Zealand actor Martin Henderson spouts an awful American accent, while Kiran Bingley ( Indira Varma ) is reduced at times to explaining to US audiences what is going on, including translating some of the song lyrics. ... Full Review

The alluring green-eyed Rai, who is considered Bollywood's top leading lady and has several hit movies to her credit, including Bride and Prejudice, was named one of People magazine's 100 most beautiful people. The upcoming wedding of Bollywood stars Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai will be the greatest marriage in India's modern history and could be as big as that of Prince Charles and Princess Diana, a media report said today. ... Full Review

Bride and Prejudice" is an intellectuals' excursion into a mad pop genre; what ultimately limits it is the fact that Chadha, in making a crazy film, isn't quite nutty enough to turn it into a classic. The movie has its flaws, including a few weak performances and some catchy but forgettable songs, but they're mostly forgivable. ... Full Review

BRIDE is a fun two hours, but "Pride" will outlast it by centuries. BRIDE AND PREJUDICE is a fluffy Bollywood-style musical romance that will be fun for teens and parents who can forgive some half-baked lyrics. ... Full Review

But like in any good romantic comedy, aggression is foreplay, and there's a simmering passion beneath their arguments. Bride & Prejudice is a Western version of the Indian Bollywood film, a genre marked by lavish musical numbers, a distinctly chaste sensibility toward physical intimacy and a wide range of emotion. ... Full Review

It is here that the meddlesome Mrs. Bakshi sets out to find suitable marriage matches for her four beautiful daughters -- only to have her plans foiled when the ravishing but headstrong Lalita (Aishwarya Rai, known as the "Queen of Bollywood") announces she will only marry for love. ... Full Review

Bride & Prejudice [Special Edition] Perhaps therein lies the newer film's problem. It's all quite exuberant and certainly a pleasure to the eye, but none of the dancing or music is very memorable. ... Full Review