7/10
You must have right sort of expectations for such films (small spoiler)
6 March 2008
Warning: Spoilers
I found it very enjoyable. Why? Because unlike some people who left negative comments here, I never took the story seriously. With Bollywood films, you can't. Most of them are fantasy and should be seen as such. Stunning landscapes, good looking actors and actresses, nice music... what else do you need? It was interesting for me to see how people from other cultures portray my homeland. Much friendlier than Hollywood does, by the way! I don't think at all that this film was in any way racist. Yes, the rapist was Russian, and so what? If we are honest, just try to go alone in a park in a big modern Russian city - how many chances are there that nothing will happen to you? Most of us wouldn't chance it (Russia wasn't always like that, but that's another story). SPB (St. Petersburg) is well known for racist attacks at present, so the film was a lot prettier on this issue that it could have been. I must say though I had to laugh when one moment it was summer in the film and the next moment - deep snow all around, and again the next moment- summer again! But it didn't spoil the overall impression.
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