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West is West

2010

Andy De Emmony

Aqib Khan, Om Puri, Jimi Mistry, Linda Bassett ...

5.5

415

Comedy Manchester, North of England, 1975. The now much diminished, but still claustrophobic and dysfunctional, Khan family continues to struggle for survival. Sajid, the youngest Khan, the runt of the litter, is deep in pubescent crisis under heavy assault both from his father's tyrannical insistence on Pakistani tradition, and from the fierce bullies in the schoolyard. So, in a last, desperate attempt to 'sort him out', his father decides to ... [+]

	Author	Review
United Kingdom	Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"Perhaps it doesn't have the novelty of the first film, but it's refreshingly un-parochial, with charm and fun, and Bassett and Puri are reliably excellent. (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of five)"	POS
United Kingdom	David Jenkins Time Out	"Andy DeEmmony sets his camera to autopilot for a film which never decides who or what it's about. (...) Rating: ★★ (out of five)"	NEG
United Kingdom	Matthew Turner View London	"Enjoyable, emotionally engaging sequel with a witty script and terrific performances from Om Puri and newcomer Aqib Khan, though it's let down by some erratic editing decisions. (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of five)"	POS
United States	Alissa Simon Variety	"[It] reunites many of that pic’s central players and retains its broad, defiantly non-PC humor. Nevertheless, 'West' smells a bit past its sell-by date."	NEU

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