Bend It Like Beckham (2002) 6/10

Starring : Parminder Nagra, Keira Knighley, Jonathan Rhys Myers, Archie Panjabi, Shaznay Lewis
Director : Gurinder Chadha
Running Time : 113 mins

Jess Kaur Bahmra (Nagra) comes from a very strict Sikh family who believe that a woman’s place is in the home, but her dream of a future in women’s professional football causes friction in her family when an important tournament game clashes with her sister Pinky’s (Panjabi) wedding day.

An entertaining enough movie, with all the humour and pathos you’d expect in a British drama. The acting does feel a little stunted at points, but overall this is just a feel good movie so that doesn’t really matter too much.

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