Ensofter Overrated and overhyped

Steineded How sad is this?

Intcatinfo A Masterpiece!

FuzzyTagz If the ambition is to provide two hours of instantly forgettable, popcorn-munching escapism, it succeeds.

marspeach If you've never seen any Indian films, it takes some getting used to. A scene will be going on like normal and then the characters burst into song! I had seen Bride and Prejudice, also with Aishwarya Rai, before this, but that was made for a Western audience so it was easier to watch.I wasn't crazy about this movie, honestly. I liked some of the scenes wit Meenakshi and Captain Bala (Marianne and Colonel Brandon) the best, actually. And there were funny parts. But I felt it took too long to get started (it's over 2 hours long) and then rushed everything in at the end. I got so bored trying to re-watch it for the review that I skipped over the musical numbers. I guess I'm just not the right audience for this.

jrcunningham2001 The film is indeed a lovely film. Mesmerizing, hypnotizing, and colorful! This movie when understood, will cause you to fall in love with the cultural scenes, the culture itself, and the people. The movie was not dubbed since some viewers tend to think. The subtitles where excellent and easy to read. The DVD player I have picks up everything to enjoy. Jane Austen had nothing to do with this film, since she is born of a different cultural decent. A wonderfully written storyline! Aishwarya Rai, is a stunningly beautiful woman. Whom in Bollywood is not arrogant as the folks in Hollywood. So, we should stay tuned for her upcoming films.They should be wonderful as well. I recommend films like Jaaneman and Umaro Jhan.

MartinHafer Indian movies are unlike any other movies I have ever seen--and I've seen a lot of foreign films! I was initially surprised to see some very odd clichés--even in a drama like this reworking of Jane Austin's Sense and Sensibility the actors periodically break into MTV-like music video songs! The first couple times, this movie really surprised me--as out of no where, groups of dancers magically appeared and the main characters suddenly appeared in such diverse locales as Scotland and Egypt! However, once I got past the oddness of this and the music, I found I actually liked the musical numbers--they were strangely endearing.But, the best thing about this story was the script. It started off weird--with a group of Indian soldiers being ambushed while on a peace-keeping mission. I certainly did NOT remember that when I read the book!! Try to look past this and the singing and you will find a very vibrant script with characters you really care about and that will touch your heart. I found myself getting quite misty-eyed near the movie's conclusion!

dsklodginski I liked this movie a lot - the characters were engrossing & the music wonderful. But.. and it's a big one, the DVD version that I saw is horribly subtitled. The sentence structure is garbled, words are misspelled and worst of all the subtitles flash by on the screen and sometimes cannot be read even with the speed set at slow plus often times they are way behind the action on the screen. It's really a shame because it is a contemporary & culturally interesting adaptation of Sense & Sensibilty if you can see your way clear of the subtitles. This is actually one time I would have preferred a dubbed version. Perhaps with the success of Bride and Prejudice someone will see fit to release this movie with the subtitles it deserves.