There is a scene half way through “English
Vinglish” where a group of middle-aged students sitting in an English
speaking class chit-chat about their gay teacher’s broken off
relationship. Now this scene could have easily turned into a stupid vulgar joke but it has been written so well and handled so delicately by director “Gauri Shinde” that it touches your heart.
“English Vinglish” is a perfect example of how to make a comedy film without making it loud, pretentious, vulgar, over the top and… the adjectives are never ending.. :)
The music given by “Amit Trivedi“ is melodious, heart-warming and ORIGINAL(yes.. in caps).
The movie is briskly paced but bogs down a bit towards the end because it tends to become a bit repetitive. But even then it’s the beautiful performances that keep this film alive. All those little actors have played so well that you forget that they are actors.
But this review of mine would be incomplete if I don’t talk about the gorgeous Sridevi.
Remember that final scene from “The Kings Speech” when “Colin Firth” finally delivers his speech. Now imagine it wasn’t “Colin Firth” and some other Hollywood actor doing the same thing. No we can’t (at least I can’t :)). Why? Because the guy put so much heart into his performance that he made that role his own.
That’s exactly how I felt while watching Sridevi playing as a middle-aged housewife named “Shashi”. Each and every little twitch in her face is so genuine that you never look at her as a huge star making a comeback after 15 years but you look at her as an Indian woman struggling to cope with the language barrier.
You laugh as she struggles to speak in English and yet when she fails to communicate with the Café women and runs out crying on the streets feeling lonely you actually feel for her.
Her performance is so heart-felt that it’s hard to imagine anyone else doing the same role.
Anyone who admires good cinema or has a good taste in movies would adore this film. :)
“English Vinglish” is a perfect example of how to make a comedy film without making it loud, pretentious, vulgar, over the top and… the adjectives are never ending.. :)
The music given by “Amit Trivedi“ is melodious, heart-warming and ORIGINAL(yes.. in caps).
The movie is briskly paced but bogs down a bit towards the end because it tends to become a bit repetitive. But even then it’s the beautiful performances that keep this film alive. All those little actors have played so well that you forget that they are actors.
But this review of mine would be incomplete if I don’t talk about the gorgeous Sridevi.
Remember that final scene from “The Kings Speech” when “Colin Firth” finally delivers his speech. Now imagine it wasn’t “Colin Firth” and some other Hollywood actor doing the same thing. No we can’t (at least I can’t :)). Why? Because the guy put so much heart into his performance that he made that role his own.
That’s exactly how I felt while watching Sridevi playing as a middle-aged housewife named “Shashi”. Each and every little twitch in her face is so genuine that you never look at her as a huge star making a comeback after 15 years but you look at her as an Indian woman struggling to cope with the language barrier.
You laugh as she struggles to speak in English and yet when she fails to communicate with the Café women and runs out crying on the streets feeling lonely you actually feel for her.
Her performance is so heart-felt that it’s hard to imagine anyone else doing the same role.
Anyone who admires good cinema or has a good taste in movies would adore this film. :)
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