Movie Reviews for My Beautiful Laundrette

My Beautiful Laundrette

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Movie Reviews of My Beautiful Laundrette

Movie Review: Ambidextrous Prejudice
Summary: 4 Stars

This is a must-see film for anyone concerned with the plight of repressed human beings. Not only does the film expose the anti-Pakistani(dark-skinned) bigotry of the white lower-class Briton, it also expresses well the ambivalence most gay men still feel, especially in the lower economic strata of society where "a little knowledge" is indeed a "dangerous thing." However, it is also a powerful love story which surprises the audience with its youthfulness and yet its simultaneous maturity as well. Although the milieu is working-class Britain and middle-class yearning immigrants, it might just as well be filmed anywhere in similar socio-economic circumstances in the United States. The ending may be a little confusing to many, but careful attention and rewatching the film soon cures that malady.

Movie Review: Charming movie
Summary: 4 Stars

Not for all tastes.
Top-notch performances.
If you liked " Brokeback Mountain", you will probably
like this one too, allthough the ambiances and are quite
different.
Enjoyable, witty, with fine characterizations.
DVD transfer OK.
As a non-english speaking,I especially appreciate the
sub-titling in english.
Don't miss it !

Movie Review: my beautiful launderette
Summary: 3 Stars

the sound was difficult especialy with the english axcent. good story.skiped around a bit but was well acted i thought. glad i saw it

Movie Review: This movie is downright horrible. Avoid at all cost!
Summary: 1 Stars

Seriously, I can't believe my eyes. This film has received an average vote of 4.5 out of 5!?!? I was in the cinema tonight, watching this movie at the Gay & Lesbian film festival with my boyfriend and two friends, and this was WITHOUT EXCEPTION THE WORST MOVIE I'VE EVER SEEN! Why? For the following reasons:

1. The STORY - or lack of same - is HORRIBLE. Not just bad, but horrible. Someone should have told the author that when you write a story you need to: a) Have something on your mind that you want to tell the reader/receiver; b) have a red line in the movie that connects the scenes, persons and events; and c) reach a conclusion in the end of the story. Unfortunately, story has neither. The events are totally rambled up, the focus seems to be moved at least a dozens of times during the (all to long) length of the movie, sudden events come without any purpose, explanation or, worst of all, point.

2. The ACTING is INCREDIBLY LOUSY. Nothing really more to be said. Daniell Day Lewis looks nice, but the acting is just so incredibly amateur-like that I couldn't believe it.

3. The DIALOGUE is Awful. There was one - ONE - line in the whole
movie that actually worked (when the uncle says "I'm a professional businessman, not a professional Pakisthani." The rest just screams 'I'm an 11 year old trying to write a screenplay'.

4. The CUTTING is - I'm running out of bad words hear, so I'll just stick to horrible, cause that pretty much sums it up. When the cutting is done well you won't really notice it, but in this movie the cutting is done in all the wrong places - either too soon or too late.

On the bottom line, you might think: There might be some redeeming qualities, there must be something good to say about this movie. But there's not. Sorry. But I have nothing good to say. It just downright horrible. And no, I'm not homophobic since I'm gay, so pleasy don't bring that one up.

1 out of 5. That's a minimum. Would give 0 if I could. Avoid at all cost.