biznizzman

This underlying plot and story had great potential and it was really curious to see how the director would handle such a complicated situation and what kind of psychology would be involved or if the boy really gets the girl? Unfortunately nothing is done and none of the emotional pain or complications are ever explored. The boys is portrayed as nothing more than a voyeur who spies on the woman. His intents seem more sexual than anything else. The woman doesn't handle the kid in a rather expected complicated fashion but eventually ends up taking him in, overacting all the way. Yeah right. The media made a lot of noise about this movie's censorship but it doesn't have any real explicit sexual content. In the end, it seems that someone got a good idea but did'nt know how to proceed.

Not that the Oscars themselves are always right or always pick the best films but this movie just isn't that good. Sure cricket may be an obsession in India but that does'nt mean that a bunch of villagers can become professional cricketers overnight. That is the biggest flaw in this movie. And how the hell can they get trained in cricket by an englishwoman? How is it that the hero can become such a great and consistent batsman in such a short period? It just isn't realistic and believable enough despite the great production values. It seems that none of the characters had a shred of self respect, the way they portrayed themselves. However, there are plenty of other plus points to make this movie highly watchable for a non Indian. The British cast are excellent in this movie.

India has produced plenty of movies actually capable of winning the Oscars but this is just not one of them. Go see stuff like "Black" instead.