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7 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 63TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghTV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghLight and sweet, comfort food dressed up with a dash of exotic spice.
- 60VarietyLisa NesselsonVarietyLisa NesselsonStereotypes abound, dialogue is conventional and pace scattered. Still, resulting stew is pleasant.
- 50Village VoiceVillage Voice"A difficult choice, between perfection and heavenly delight," crows the announcer at an Indian-cooking contest during this movie's climax. Sadly, Pratibha Parmar's Nina's Heavenly Delights offers neither.
- There are a few surprising flavors in Nina's Heavenly Delights, but it's more of a samosa than a meal. The ceiling is set pretty low when characters start exhorting each other to "follow your heart." Which they do, early and often.
- 50The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisThe New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisA lesbian-foodie fairy tale that keeps its appetites well under control. The title may hint at naughty pleasures, but the director, Pratibha Parmar, is more interested in pappadams than passion.
- 25New York PostKyle SmithNew York PostKyle SmithThis movie's heart is in the right place, which is one way of saying it's terrible.
- 25San Francisco ChronicleWalter AddiegoSan Francisco ChronicleWalter AddiegoA lightweight and sentimental exercise that succeeds at little except maybe inspiring the viewer to go out and find a decent curry.