a quick review of 'bride and prejudice'

Aishwarya Rai & Martin Henderson definitely make a hot pair in this bollywood-esque remake of 'pride & prejudice'. but somewhere along the way, this light hearted clash of cultures and traditions aims completely for the surface and leaves little substance for anyone to take home with.

luckily director gurinder chadha (bend it like beckham) sprinkles enough cute quips and dance numbers to distract you from it all.

did i mention that the cast is hot hot hot? ash (as everyone calls aishwarya) is sometimes so beautiful in this film that you just end up in a daze (martin does a bit of visual damage too, looking like tom cruise circa MI2, but younger). throw in jaya bakshi (another miss india), naveen andrews (currently co-starring on 'lost') and daniel gillies and the eye candy just gives you instant cavities... but just because a movie is sweet doesn't make it good.

my grade: C+