Reviews

I loved everything about this movie, the story, the acting, the scenery and the love scenes. The raw passion that Tashi's character exudes throughout the movie and the tenderness that is Pema's character moved me.

The ending was one of the best I've seen in any movie. The poignant and piercing questions that Pema asks reminded me of a monologue from a Indian art-house film from the eighties called "Nikaah". The monologue (at the start of the movie) so eloquently spells out the plight of women throughout history.

The scene where the Sujatha lures Tashi, stands out in my mind as being very very sexy.

My wife and I thoroughly enjoyed the movie. We watched the movie on DVD. I watched the movie Sweet Sweetback's Badass Song three years back and did not think much about it at the time, not knowing the timing and significance of the movie.

Mario Van Peebles shines in this movie wearing several hats and in each he fits perfectly. The movie is humorous and at the same time has moments of seriousness that are perfectly portrayed. The scene where young Mario (played by Khleo Thomas) asks his Dad to see a Doctor, was so well acted. Khleo was great throughout the movie but this scene was the clincher.

The scene where the secretary finds Melvin and Jerry in Bed with Sandra and the other girl, and puts on a show as if she were his wife, was hilarious. We laughed so hard, we replayed it after the end of the movie.