Interesteg What makes it different from others?

Tedfoldol everything you have heard about this movie is true.

SparkMore n my opinion it was a great movie with some interesting elements, even though having some plot holes and the ending probably was just too messy and crammed together, but still fun to watch and not your casual movie that is similar to all other ones.

Rio Hayward All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.

petrelet I ran across this on cable and thought it was a sweet, frothy, feel-good pleasure. Apparently people either like this movie pretty well or they hate it. But it seems to me that people who hate it are mostly judging it by the standards of excellence of the "Bollywood tradition". I know nothing of this tradition so maybe they're all correct. Also I don't think that it teaches me as a North American anything about the Indian film industry, or the socioeconomic realities of India, and I plead nolo contendre if you accuse me of coddling stereotypes about the universal desirability of sexy American blondes.A couple other people say that this is basically like a Disney movie for twelve-year-old girls. Leaving aside the gender stereotyping for a moment I actually think they're pretty close to the mark in terms of the sensibility of it all. But sometimes you are just in the mood for cotton candy, okay? Not everything has to be a veggie burger on a whole-grain bun. And for cotton candy I think it's pretty good. There is enough witty stuff in the screenplay that for me it sort of jazzes up the formulaic, stereotypical and predictable stuff. So put me down on the right-hand side of this bimodal distribution.

dbh850 Maybe I'm too old for this sort of story - it would well fit an American film for 12 year old girls, I expect. I am an American female, close to 60. Therein lies my problem. I am not an unkind person and I hate the thought of hurting someone. I see the same fellow wrote and directed it. I feel bad to say this about a project that he worked so hard on. Truly. But I must say this.Film comments:I thought it might be insulting to Indians - and I'm weary of the entitled, rude, thoughtless, bitchy American. Ugh. That's a tired cliché.I felt too many of the Indians were portrayed as immature, insecure, unprofessional, bumbling idiots. Another tired cliché.I can't address the acting at all - the writing was so terrible. Two couples fall in "love" after VERY brief acquaintance. The cultures are very different from each other. To MARRY a person in a different country with SUCH different cultures - I worry for the futures of these couples. I would be concerned that once they start having children, they will each wish to pull the children into their respective cultures. I've seen this happen to many couples who were from very different cultures. It's a very sad thing to see.And honestly - what did Marigold show of herself that would compel ANYONE to "love" her? She was a horrible person - selfish, entitled, etc. Any man who would feel he had fallen in love with her has a serious problem. Maybe it's a rescue fantasy. Maybe self-hatred. I don't know. But I cannot see any emotionally healthy person falling in love with someone who is so rude and disrespectful of the feelings of others. And such brief acquaintance - especially the other couple that married.I might have loved this when I was 12. But in my late 50s, I'm just glad I was doing work on my computer while I had it on. If not, I would want my time back!

Richard Hawes In his first directorial endeavour since 1999's TOM'S MIDNIGHT GARDEN, writer/director/producer Willard Carroll followed the lead of 2004's BRIDE & PREJUDICE in attempting to take Bollywood aesthetics to a western audience. Independently produced but boasting strong production values and a recognisable Hollywood actress in the lead (Ali Larter), MARIGOLD (2007) is notable for taking a Hollywood star to India and putting a Bollywood leading man in the romantic lead of a film intended to reach a western audience. Sadly the film did not make an international star of Indian Salman Khan and in fact it was little seen. There are probably few people who have even heard of it, which is a shame. While it's less than perfect it's a pretty successful attempt at a Bollywood/Hollywood crossover and an entertaining romantic comedy in its own right.

chirag_shah775 wow...I just watched this movie...American people have this stereotypical view towards Hindi films such as, ALL Indian films have dances, songs and a love story....Its pathetic how far away from the truth that is. This film simply exposes the stereotypical western view of Hindi films. Horrible acting, horrible direction, horrible cinematography. And all this by a Hollywood director. Most Indian films today are much more content driven, realistic, touching and meaningful than this piece of crap. Indian cinema (not just Hindi) also cover a variety of different subjects. Just like most other Hollywood films these days, this shows a very stereotypical view of of another country, where truth is thrown out the window. This is a highly NOT recommended movie. Instead watch good Hindi films like black Friday, eklavya, omkara, khakee, awarapan, gangster, don, zakhm, dor, sholay, mother India, lagaan...Those films are what real Indian cinema are all about.