nekait_rr
The movie (seems more like a documentary, though long) is good, a good once a worth watch time pass but clearly does not depict Indians. There might be some special cases but not all bag are douche bag. Never mind, a good to see comic case of a special middle class Indian moving to Western world and watch it out for fun.All the comments by other users above this one are true and genuine. the funny situation lies with the acting - the cousin sings outside his gf's house 'hum dil de chuke sanam' and the one when the friends act like a gujrati and punjabi. And the punjabi daddy is awesome.The two girls were just OK but the guys rocked with acting skills.
Fadhel
This movie is by far one of the best comedy I have seen in years!Very close and similar to Blake Edwards' 1968 The Party, but in a more modern sense. In addition, similar comedy can be found only in Indian movies, and producers of this movie have done a good job to bring it to the US. It might contain some rather racist actions and comments towards Indians, but its more like racism you can laugh about rather than getting angry at. I wouldn't call this an all racist movie because characters in this movie all had different personalities ranging from smart to stupid, ugly to nice, and rich to poor, which is basically found in every type of society.In addition, Sunil Thakkar was a classic in this movie and really made the movie worthwhile! I couldn't find a single scene by him that I didn't laugh at!Well done job for a well done movie!
maurya k2k
I do not know what all this feeling insulted is all about. This movie is not to be taken serious, it's just a fun movie and there's nothing to feel offended seriously about it and I am an Indian myself. I think it's a nice movie for having some fun and this movie does not have a message against Indians or 'FOBs' in particular, but rather the opposite is the case. And: all of the things shown in the movie that could be 'embarrassing' for Indians (such as the way of sitting in toilet ;D) are TRUE ;D and if Americans or Westeners in general make fun of it or have these kind of prejudices against Indians, a) it's not worth talking to them because Indians won't be the only ones against whom these people have prejudices and b) everyone has embarrassing or bad sides...
sumiq36
This movie is hilarious. In the top shelf of the growing genre of indo-american movies. In the Indie tradition of disregarding political correctness, this movie doesn't take itself too seriously. The plot is age-old but the context brings the freshness to the story. It is well scripted and not afraid to make the "bad joke" a joke. The stereotypes are all present but unlike the generic, lame "one-label-fits-all" Indian stereotype found in the main stream, this movie takes the time to go beyond that and get reqional. These are characters we can relate to or know of. Hari (Sunil Malhotra) as the FOB (Fresh-off-the-Boat) Indian in Houston and Mohan (Kal Penn) as the ABCD (American Born Confused Desi) play out the conflicts of these two groups. But its also the characters we meet on the way that colors this film riveting. Sunil Malhotra and Kal Penn are great but I think Sunil Thakkar steals the show as the "King of the FOBs" - Shyam Sunder Balabhadrapatramukhi.
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