March 3, 2008
Very Romeo and Juilet like love story seeped in cultural differences and misconceptions. Great film. Mira Nair is fantastic.
Denzel Washington,
Sarita Choudhury,
Roshan Seth,
Sharmila Tagore,
Charles S. Dutton
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Mississippi Masala is a tale of how prejudice makes victims and instigators of us all. In 1972, Indian Jay (Roshan Seth), a resident of Uganda, is forced by the bigoted Amin regime to take his family ... read more
DVD Release Date: May 27, 2003
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February 5, 2010The merging of cultures makes for an enchanting love story that gets waylaid by issues of race and color in a believable way. Mina (Sarita Choudhury) is the daughter of an Indian family who fled Uganda for Mississippi. She develops a relationship with Demetrius (Denzel Washington... read more
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September 18, 2010There is too much going on in this movie. It is really a masala of three movies. A story about leaving Uganda, a love story, and a story about living in the south. Any one of these stories would have been enough for a movie. But it is still heartwarming and funny. Beautiful shots... read more
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July 30, 2011Wasn't expecting to like it, but it wasn't so bad. Interesting plot. It made a good point, I thought.
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June 8, 2011even though this movie was made back in 1991...i never thought it would become part of my personal life in 2011!!!,,,,(wink!)..
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July 14, 2010I'll have to give this movie another try. i remember not liking it very much because I'm not into romance stories...they make me nauseated. That's why I can't watch Bollywood movies.
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July 29, 2009Passion. Tradition. Prejudice. Put the three together, and they all get the recipe of a sexy, irreverent romance interracial romance called Mississippi Masala. Mina - the daughter of Indian immigrants who were expelled from Uganda under the reign of dictator Idi Amin and n... read more
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October 8, 2008What a wonderful romance about interracial dating and love. People will see that even people of Color can be some bigots. Denzel and Sarita heat up the screen.
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January 20, 2008Denzel and Sarita did a good Job! A very good movie, if you ever been to Ms, then you know this movie was film there for real! I know i just left there in Oct 07! But it is a good lesson on race and how not only black and white have issues but races from other countries also h... read more
Critic Reviews
January 1, 2000
Desson Thomson, Washington Post
January 1, 2000
Rita Kempley, Washington Post
An utterly infectious romance between an African American and an Indian African emigre, this seductively funny film measures the pull of roots against the tug of heartstrings. Full Review
January 1, 2000
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Surprisingly funny and cheerful at times. Full Review
October 4, 2006
Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com
Unlike Lee's Jungle Fever, which also deals with interracial romance, Nair's film is non-judgmental, taking neither moral ground nor faulting any group. Released when national boundaries were crumblin... Full Review
May 28, 2003
Frank Ochieng, TheWorldJournal.com
Washington and Choudhury definitely make for an attractive ethnic couple in Nair's cross-cultural love story. However, this staid romancer doesn't escape the distinction of its conventional makeup.
August 29, 2002
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality and Practice
Challenges us to add more respect and tolerance to America's cultural stew of many colors. Full Review
August 21, 2002
Michael Szymanski, Zap2it.com
Zesty, spicy, sexy!
January 9, 2002
Stephen Farber, Movieline
Nair and her screenwriter, Sooni Taraporevala, sometimes lose their focus trying to juggle half a dozen subplots. But it's nice to see a movie with a broad reach. Full Review
January 1, 2000
Chris Hicks, Deseret News, Salt Lake City
This is a film with something to say, something discriminating adults should find both entertaining and enlightening. Full Review
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