Flavors opens to a good response in US

By IndiaFM News Bureau -

July 16, 2004 - 12:00 AM IST

Dreams2reality Films and Mauj Entertainment's quirky ensemble film Flavors that examines different facets of love and life among the Indian Diaspora in the USA opens today. And the light-hearted comedy film has already received quite a good response from the international press. Check out the Flavors Movie Review that appeared in the US press. New York Times Bright, good-spirited and blissfully short... Conflicts are solved with grace, humor. DETROIT NEWS FLAVORS offers universal interest. Spirited. Funny. Heartfelt. Engaging. A directors' film. Somebody give these guys a Hollywood film (to direct). THE CHIEF REPORT Well written. Well acted. Solid. Good story. Fun and interesting characters. It was funny and moving at the same time... a very entertaining movie! HOUSTON CHRONICLE 'Honest. Witty. Light Hearted' REDIFF.COM FLAVORS is perhaps the most ambitious and colourful film in the independent film movement. A complex, but engaging, look into the many young lives... in America, FLAVORS is often hilarious, smartly avoiding melodrama and silly comedy. It is also heartfelt. SAN JOSE MERCURY NEWS Breezy comedy... upends stereptypes. Dallas Morning News Ambitious indie. A deft romantic comedy that sidesteps a lot of the usual genre cliches. TV GUIDE ONLINE This sweet-natured ensemble comedy is clearly aimed at an international audience. DETROIT FREE PRESS Broad and bighearted. NEWARK STAR LEDGER - NJ.COM FLAVORS is one of the most ambitious films... Takes its cue from a Robert Altman movie - or more likely, the Slacker-era singles. INDIA IN NEW YORK My Big Fat Indian Wedding - The most ambitious film ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION First-time directors Raj Nidimoru and Krishna DK steep their film in a gentle sort of good humor that's hard to dislike. (NET EFFECT MEDIA INC is the distribution company for USA and Canada)