80
Nair, who, in this film as in so many others, aims for the beating heart of the predictable movie moment.
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80
When the groom's enormous procession fights its way through the hard rain and muck to the bejeweled bride, Nair's chaos downright sparkles.
75
Christian Science Monitor by David Sterritt
Fans of Robert Altman's hit "Gosford Park" will find similar pleasures here: colorful characters, multiple story lines, and clever blends of comedy and drama.
88
The film's bountiful warmth and gusto do their work. By the end, we feel part of the family, too.
80
New Times (L.A.) by Jean Oppenheimer
Pulsates with music, dance, color and laughter, but also glows with quiet moments of drama.
40
Village Voice by Michael Atkinson
An air-conditioned bus tour of Punjabi ritual. Nair stuffs the film with dancing, henna, ornamentation, and group song, but her narrative clichés and telegraphed episodes smell of old soap opera.
88
Chicago Tribune by Michael Wilmington
Delighted me like few films I've seen recently. It's a sexy, sweet, sumptuously entertaining movie about the huge and wildly eventful wedding reception.
91
Entertainment Weekly by Owen Gleiberman
The old-world-meets-new mesh is incarnated in the movie's soundtrack, a joyful effusion of disco Bollywood that, by the end of Monsoon Wedding, sent my spirit soaring out of the theater.
70
New York Magazine (Vulture) by Peter Rainer
Eminently disposable, but that's its charm. It stays with you just long enough to make you smile.
88
Chicago Sun-Times by Roger Ebert
One of those joyous films that leaps over national boundaries and celebrates universal human nature.