Bride & Prejudice | AccessAtlanta

Cultures mix as Jane Austen gets a Bollywood makeover
by Steve Murray

How's this for a crazy idea: Take "Pride and Prejudice," Jane Austen's very British 19th-century comedy of manners, and set it in the present. Turn heroine Elizabeth Bennet into a young Indian woman named Lalita Bakshi (Aishwarya Rai), and transform her contentious love interest Mr. Darcy (Martin Henderson) into a Los Angeles hotel heir. ... Read the full Review

TO SUM UP
A Bollywood reworking of Jane Austen's novel. Mrs. Bennet is eager to find husbands for her five daughters. When the rich, and single, Mr. Bingley and Mr. Darcy come to live nearby, Mrs. Bennet's hopes are raised, but things are not so simple.

FILM FACTS ...

Miramax Films

'Bride & Prejudice'

Director: Gurinder Chadha
Starring: Aishwarya Rai, Martin Henderson, Daniel Gillies
Run time: 120 minutes
Release date: Feb. 25, 2005
Rating: PG-13 for some sexual references
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On the web
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READ THE REVIEW

Austin American-Statesman: 1 out of 4 stars
"The storytelling is rudimentary; the acting is worse."

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The Atlanta Journal-Constitution: B-
"... the movie's frothy excess and good humor can make you say "I do," too."

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Dayton Daily News: C
"There's too much of let's try this, let's discard that."

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Palm Beach Post: B
" ... nothing to take too seriously, but expect to leave the theater with Indian rhythms rattling in your brain and a smile on your face."