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Bookmark this pageI Can't Think Straight (2007)
Director: Shamim Sarif
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From Time Out London
‘I Can’t Think Straight’ is that rare beast: a British lesbian rom-com. With theatrical distribution. Featuring two beautiful lead actresses. And a happy ending. What’s the catch? This multi-cultural family saga is a hoot, but perhaps not in the way writer-director Shamim Sarif intended. From the wince-inducing title onwards, the script is laughably bad, especially when it attempts seriousness – apropos of nothing, one character at the dinner table suddenly starts talking about the political situation in the Middle East. Its attempts at comedy become parody – Nina Wadia’s nosey Indian housekeeper could be one of her ‘Goodness Gracious Me’ creations – and the central romance is dead in the water because these girls are utterly unconvincing as lesbians. Yet while ‘The World Unseen’, by the same director and also released this week, is the better film, ‘I Can’t Think Straight’ does have crowd-pleasing potential, in a ‘Coyote Ugly’, so-bad-it’s-good way.Author: Sarah Cohen
Time Out London Issue 2015, Apr 2-8 2009
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- Julie said...
- Posted on May 08 2009 16:32 Perhaps the worst film I have ever come across. Clunking script, dreadful 2D character outlines and managed to appear dubbed ? Impossible to watch more than 15 minutes. Made me straight
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Cast & crew
Director: Shamim Sarif
Cast: Lisa Ray, Sheetal Sheth, Rez Kempton
Rated: 12A
Duration: 80 mins
UK Release: Apr 3 2009
US Release: Nov 21 2008
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