English Vinglish
Critic reviews and ratings
Easily one of the best films on 2012;is tale of women empowerment actually it is bound to empower every viewer because it strikes a chord, right from the start to the end titles.
...a remarkable motion picture. It's amusing, emotional, heartrending and also insightful. An inspiring film with an overwhelming message.
You may find cliches along the way, yet English Vinglish is among the most refreshingly novel films made in recent times.
Go watch English Vinglish, and take your mothers along.
Gauri Shinde has come up with a gem in her directorial debut. The story is very modern, yet archaic; sober, yet hard-hitting. And adding punch with lots of pizzaz to the entire duration of the film is Sridevi.
...stands tall on the shoulders of two courageous women, Gauri Shindi and Sridevi who deliver one of the finest films of 2012.
Watch the film for sure. But don't be disappointed by the 'we-don't-want-to-ruffle-any-feathers' ending. And then, you can watch it again for Sridevi!
...is a shining testament to Sridevi’s inimitable talent and her potential to successfully carry a film to its deserved destination.
Gauri Shinde captures even the mundane things of life and weaves a great plot around it.
A simple Indian woman's complexes are explored with warmth and charm. Sridevi brings to us a home-maker's self-doubt with a wonderful performance despite the squeak in her voice and distracting accent.
Dekho vekho.
Sridevi sets the standard to what a comeback film should actually be like.
Making an assured debut with a light, frothy film that still has something important to say, Gauri Shinde delivers one the year's most pleasing films, and Amit Trivedi lends some of his best compositions to the soundtrack.
English Vinglish is that rare thing - a Hindi film that creates a heroine out of a homemaker.
...treat to savour for one and all.
...is an excellent comeback vehicle for India’s most successful pan-India female superstar, but what makes the film work is that the director is not star struck.
...delivers what it promises. You will fall in love with Sridevi all over again.
Sometimes, good movies can be made on the trifles of life than on a big idea. Gauri Shinde has made one.
Sometimes, good movies can be made on the trifles of life than on a big idea. Gauri Shinde has made one.
It would work strictly for those who can discount the film’s oversimplified worldview.
...is breezy, light-hearted cinema with a woman’s big journey at its core, and the abiding reason to watch it is the lead actor.
It’s just about okay vokay.
...diverting but uneven comeback film...
What is admirable in English Vinglish is the stoic refusal to compromise realistic treatment with melodrama or cliche.
There is a lot to like in English Vinglish, which is the very definition of a gentle and urbane entertainment, but I couldn’t get past this manufactured premise, which makes all successive events seem manufactured.
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