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<blockquote data-quote="Mel O&amp;#039;Drama" data-source="post: 277142" data-attributes="member: 23">Basmati Blues (2017)

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Added to my watchlist for no other reason than Tyne Daly is in it (as if that&#039;s not enough), I knew nothing about this film before diving in. I thoroughly enjoyed it.

The musical aspect was a surprise and I wasn&#039;t sure at first as the lip synching which made me think of Glee, (I think it was autotuned as well). And I don&#039;t think Brie Larson - who did most of the singing - has a very good voice. But as it progressed, I came to view the film as a live action version of a classic Disney film. The way it was shot and the rhythms of the film had a very similar tone to the Nineties Disney Animated Classics. Then it all started working for me.

While I&#039;ve heard of Brie Larson for her role as <s>Ms.</s> Captain Marvel, I don&#039;t believe I&#039;ve watched anything with her. Likewise, the male romantic lead, Utkarsh Ambudkar. They were both likeable enough.

Familiar faces come in the forms not just of Tyne, but also Donald Sutherland and Scott Bakula. The very idea of a duet between Tyne and Donald is slightly mind-boggling, but there it was:
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Apparently the film - and especially the trailer - came in for flak for presenting an outdated image of India. Shame, because I experienced it to be a nice gentle film with nods to Bollywood. Romantic musical comedies aren&#039;t really renowned for being a true reflection of any society. By their nature they&#039;re old-fashioned and unrealistic.

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[QUOTE="Mel O'Drama, post: 277142, member: 23"] [CENTER][B][SIZE=6]Basmati Blues[/SIZE][/B] (2017) [IMG]https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fstatic.rogerebert.com%2Fuploads%2Fmovie%2Fmovie_poster%2Fbasmati-blues-2018%2Flarge_basmati-blues.jpg&f=1&nofb=1[/IMG] Added to my watchlist for no other reason than Tyne Daly is in it (as if that's not enough), I knew nothing about this film before diving in. I thoroughly enjoyed it. The musical aspect was a surprise and I wasn't sure at first as the lip synching which made me think of [I]Glee[/I], (I think it was autotuned as well).[I] [/I]And I don't think Brie Larson - who did most of the singing - has a very good voice. But as it progressed, I came to view the film as a live action version of a classic Disney film. The way it was shot and the rhythms of the film had a very similar tone to the Nineties Disney Animated Classics. Then it all started working for me. While I've heard of Brie Larson for her role as [S]Ms.[/S] Captain Marvel, I don't believe I've watched anything with her. Likewise, the male romantic lead, Utkarsh Ambudkar. They were both likeable enough. Familiar faces come in the forms not just of Tyne, but also Donald Sutherland and Scott Bakula. The very idea of a duet between Tyne and Donald is slightly mind-boggling, but there it was: [MEDIA=youtube]ElQrZdHHrLw[/MEDIA] Apparently the film - and especially the trailer - came in for flak for presenting an outdated image of India. Shame, because I experienced it to be a nice gentle film with nods to Bollywood. Romantic musical comedies aren't really renowned for being a true reflection of any society. By their nature they're old-fashioned and unrealistic. [MEDIA=youtube]vI-QLWNlTas[/MEDIA][/CENTER] [/QUOTE]

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