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the disenchanted spices
tanushree from london, UK,
3rd May, 2006
I have to say, this is probably the worst movie Ive seen......atleast for a long time. The plot sounded great & mystical.....about a gifted indian girl who knows the magic of spices & knows remedies for most emotional ailments, about how she survives difficulties, ends up in san-fran, living a secluded life dedicated to the above, till she meets the handsome Dylan McDermott(of 'the practice' fame)& falls in love..only to realise that love will ruin every other thing she holds precious, & then its the test between the two. Now, with a plot like that, you can make a great movie,but no! what we see is a boring adaptation of an intelligent novel with aishwarya, aishwarya & more aishwarya. She is un-spontaneous, dreadfully stiff, she shows no animation when she talks to the spices....even the feeble attempt at humour by anupam kher is sadly lost. The begining is dull, then it just drags without ever capturing the essence of the tale & the end is,well... its incredibly stupid! in short, there is nothing to recommend this movie, i suggest you would get much more out of the book instead!
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