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Bend It Like Beckham Movie Rating: 
Hilarious
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| The third feature from award winning Bhaji on the Beach’ writer/director Gurinder Chadha. Eighteen year-old Jess’s parents want her to be a nice, conventional Indian girl. But she just wants to play football like her hero, David Beckham. For Jess (Parminder Nagra), that means kicking a ball around the local park with the lads until she’s spotted by Jules, who invites her to join the local women’s football team. The girls are the same age and they share the same dreams. |
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A real feelgood comedy that's more about what it takes for a girl to get what she
wants, rather than a clash between Asian traditions and modern British culture.
Gay Interest: Though both Beckhams wanted to appear in the film, their commitments didn't allow it so David fans will have to make do with a lookalike. There's a lot of parallels with the difficulties many gays and lesbians find in becoming accepted for what they want and desire, and there's a coming out scene like no other. | |
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