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Obselete Opinions level 3Newest Review: ... talented Nagra gets on the field... but Nagra's parents don't approve of her playing football, and so she has to keep it a secret. As you will have guessed, the movie is a comedy that follows Nagra's attempts to convince her family to accept her unconventional choice of lifestyle. Obviously, this plot could be taken as an extended metaphor for coming out of the closet, but you don't see me accusing Billy Elliot of being gay. There's more here. Nagra and Knightley have pictures of sportsmen and butch women all over their rooms. Nagra has a scar on her leg that makes her anxious about wearing shorts, which is clearly supp... more |
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by - written on 01/05/02
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"Bend It Like Beckham" thinks it's about a girl realising her passion for football, when it's really about two girls who refuse to admit their homosexuality. I am not a critic who looks for sexual subtexts in everything I see, but there's definitely something going on here, intentional or not. Ironic, how this movie teaches us to follow our urges while refusing to realise its own. Parminder Nagra stars as an 18-year old girl from London who supports Manchester United and does her best to stay clear of her parents' traditional Hindu lifestyle. She rolls eyes at her sister, a trendy pipsqueak who minces around with fashion-conscious ... Read the complete review
by - written on 25/04/02
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General/Summary: You are a guy trying to earn the respect of three gangs by completing their missions for them or by killing other rival gangs in turn trading your respect for that gang. Steal a car, shoot a cop, blow some S!@$ UP and earn respect for doing it! Gameplay: Gameplay takes a little getting used to because of the birds eye view deal. Once I was ok with the view the game went great. Sometime that birds eye view just eats at you along with the sound (discussed later) but overall I enjoy this game a good bit. I can run it on my back up back up PC which is a 233 mhz with only 64mb of RAM. Get used to the view and the game is ready for some hours of ... Read the complete review


