Movie #441 .........................."Brick Lane"

Movie #441 "Brick Lane" --- I waited to see this movie until I read the book, and I finally got to it so I was ready to see the film. I have to say that I wasn't a huge fan of the book ---- I felt it took too long to get into the story. And I know it was important aspect of the story, but I couldn't take how long she was subservient to her husband ---- it got tiring to read about, but I did find it intriguing that the backdrop for the film is Bangladesh. In the book, I totally skipped any notes from the sister because I found that story line least interesting, and I was glad they skipped it in the film, as well. The focus was on the affair with the young radical, but the film skipped that he was a radical, as well. It was fun to watch the kids and see them interact with the father, but I was put off when the menu of the dvd did not allow me to put subtitles on for the husband --- so , as a result, I didn't hear/understand a lot of what he said ---- and he was one of my favorite characters in the book. I guess I was expecting more from reading the book jacket, and I was disappointed in reading the book ---- and I didn't feel the movie was that much different. There were a few scenes I liked, and I enjoyed actually SEEING Brick Lane, but other than that, I wouldn't recommend either the book or the movie.




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Brick Lane
(2007) PG-13
Set in the 1980s, this cross-cultural drama follows young Nazneem (Tannishtha Chatterjee), a Bangladeshi woman who's immigrated to London for an arranged marriage to a middle-aged man, leaving her beloved family, including her sister Hasina, behind. While Hasina leads a life of adventure back home, Nazneem struggles to accept the isolation and unhappiness in her new life, until an unexpected visitor comes along and changes everything.
Genre: Indie Dramas, United Kingdom, 20th Century Period Pieces