Monsoon Wedding: Critic Reviews

A movie to fall in love by and with, a wedding to unite both the two film families and the dazzled multicultural movie audiences who watch them.

A late radical shift in tone, from jittery exuberance to ruinous alienation, strikes an impressive contemporary note amid all the obeisance to custom.

Nair achieves her usual level of dramatic competence.

Splashy, noisy and downright fun.

A My Best Punjabi's Wedding full of the emotions, melodrama, singing and shouting that make weddings so funny, no matter what the culture.

A teeming ensemble comedy shot fast and cheap but with such gorgeous colors and music and swirling silks that you leave with a feeling of riches, of superabundance.

Not content to merely direct traffic of intersecting characters, Mira Nair never lets the scurrying ensemble lag or their stories flag. "Monsoon Wedding" is one of the most culturally savory, joyously exotic comedies since "Strictly Ballroom."

Much of the movie's incidental fun comes from acute little observations and clever set-pieces.

... among the most universal of films

Nair's stereotype-shattering movie -- like the polymorphous culture it illuminates -- borrows from Bollywood, Hollywood and cinema verite, and comes up with something exuberantly its own.

An optimistic and luscious film.

The impression of cosmopolitan modern India, of diaspora lives thrown into collision and collusion, is engaging in itself, but the emotional optimism here is the most heartening aspect of this vivacious film.

Strongly infused with an unmistakably exotic Bollywood flair while addressing themes and concerns that are universal-namely, the bonds of family and, most importantly, love.

Um filme alegre, colorido e fascinante.

The romantic comedy even goes into somber territory, but it never loses its grasp of tone or its undenying beauty.

Es una de esas peliculas de las que uno sale reconfortado, agradecido, genuinamente sorprendido.

The best day out you'll have this year.

It's not just a touching, funny, multi-layered drama; it's an exuberant love poem to a city and a culture in transition.

Superbly acted, gorgeously photographed, enjoyable and engaging drama by Mira Nair, with a terrific soundtrack to boot -- the perfect Hollywood/Bollywood crossover film.

Monsoon Wedding is not to be missed.

so alive and colorful (both literally and metaphorically) that it's easy to overlook its formulaic nature

Una delicia, una cinta obligada y algo de lo mejor que se ha visto en mucho tiempo.

May not have as much gusto as My Big Fat Greek Wedding, but has more refinement and flair

By the last shots of the family members dancing and laughing, I was as happy as them!

Smell, taste and enjoy!