Presumably writer-director Ian Iqbal Rashid chose Grant because Bogie's been done, but that didn't stop him from lifting Touch of Pink's plot wholesale from "The Wedding Banquet."
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What are critics saying?
Christian Science Monitor by David Sterritt
Even MacLachlan's surprisingly witty performance can't compensate for the trite screenplay and Mistry's lack of charisma.
You may give up on Ian Iqbal Rashid's feature debut long before things get interesting, courtesy of a distracting conceit that shatters whatever spell the hackneyed premise might cast.
Los Angeles Times by Kevin Thomas
Lively and often comical.
The Hollywood Reporter by Kirk Honeycutt
What makes the film so much fun is an ingenious plot device embedded in Rashid's sharply observed screenplay.
Entertainment Weekly by Lisa Schwarzbaum
Rashid's optimistic fairy tale is inventive, in a show-queen way.
A clever and big- hearted gay screwball comedy.
Touch of Pink is really a big glob of "The Wedding Banquet," with some "Will & Grace" mixed in to remind us that gay people are actually quaintly neurotic and funny once you get to know them.
The New York Times by Stephen Holden
Except for the piquant garnish of Mr. MacLachlan, the movie, written and directed by Ian Iqbal Rashid, is barely a cut above an amateur production. The attempts at humor fizzle, and the performances are wooden and overstated.