Chicken Tikka Masala

This is not an entertaining movie by any means. We're supposed to believe that the two lovers, Jimi and Jack, adore one another, but not once during the entire movie did they embrace, kiss or hug one another. Jack does cry at one point, but it looks like a lot of glycerin tear makeup was used to convince us he was really emoting. As for Jimi, despite the strong interchange with his father at the movie's end, he still comes across as a weak individual. Jimi and Jack are indicative of the slew of character stereotypes that fill this movie.

The only standout is Vanessa, Jack's mother. Thanks to the solid acting of Sally Banks, her character really has spit and spunk. Without it the movie would have collapsed and expired. It's hard to believe that Vanessa is Jack's mother, considering how shallow his character is compared to hers.

Perhaps the comments in this forum that are offered by one of the disgruntled extras have a lot of merit. From what I saw, and from what he says, if Chicken Tikka Masala had the benefit of more talent involved in its creation and execution, it might have been an enjoyable film. Instead, it wallows in stereotypes and is really boring.

I have the DVD version of the film and the colors are often dark and murky.