77
Metascore
36 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 91Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanEntertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanThe old-world-meets-new mesh is incarnated in the movie's soundtrack, a joyful effusion of disco Bollywood that, by the end of Monsoon Wedding, sent my spirit soaring out of the theater.
- 88Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertOne of those joyous films that leaps over national boundaries and celebrates universal human nature.
- 88Chicago TribuneMichael WilmingtonChicago TribuneMichael WilmingtonDelighted me like few films I've seen recently. It's a sexy, sweet, sumptuously entertaining movie about the huge and wildly eventful wedding reception.
- 88Boston GlobeJay CarrBoston GlobeJay CarrThe film's bountiful warmth and gusto do their work. By the end, we feel part of the family, too.
- 80SlateDavid EdelsteinSlateDavid EdelsteinWhen the groom's enormous procession fights its way through the hard rain and muck to the bejeweled bride, Nair's chaos downright sparkles.
- 80New Times (L.A.)Jean OppenheimerNew Times (L.A.)Jean OppenheimerPulsates with music, dance, color and laughter, but also glows with quiet moments of drama.
- 80L.A. WeeklyChuck WilsonL.A. WeeklyChuck WilsonNair, who, in this film as in so many others, aims for the beating heart of the predictable movie moment.
- 75Christian Science MonitorDavid SterrittChristian Science MonitorDavid SterrittFans of Robert Altman's hit "Gosford Park" will find similar pleasures here: colorful characters, multiple story lines, and clever blends of comedy and drama.
- 70New York Magazine (Vulture)Peter RainerNew York Magazine (Vulture)Peter RainerEminently disposable, but that's its charm. It stays with you just long enough to make you smile.
- 40Village VoiceMichael AtkinsonVillage VoiceMichael AtkinsonAn air-conditioned bus tour of Punjabi ritual. Nair stuffs the film with dancing, henna, ornamentation, and group song, but her narrative clichés and telegraphed episodes smell of old soap opera.
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