I didn't know whether to be deeply offended or simply sit back and bask in the goofy, tone-deaf glory of Basmati Blues.

| May 28, 2020

I love Brie Larson. I love Donald Sutherland. I love musicals. I quite like rice. I don't like Basmati Blues.

| Jan 28, 2020

Basmati Blues isn't going to win any Oscars, but I finished the movie happier than when I started.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | May 25, 2019

The movie is not only one of those stereotypical films about India, but also one of those 'white savior comes to rescue Third World village' type of films.

| Mar 12, 2019

Yes, as an Indian critic, I can confirm that Brie Larson's film is unbelievably and insultingly racist.

| Original Score: 0.5/5 | Apr 6, 2018

But Basmati Blues, even if well-intentioned, does not rise above the cliches to find its heart.

| Mar 19, 2018

A simple American comedy production that tries to present Hollywood audiences with a taste of Indian Bollywood... [Full review in Spanish]

| Original Score: 2/5 | Mar 14, 2018

Basmati Blues is the kind of easily forgiven early career move that is best released on home video and forgotten.

| Original Score: 1/4 | Feb 15, 2018

"Basmati Blues" is one of those movies that isn't terrible but still leaves you wondering why it exists.

| Feb 15, 2018

Part hamfisted critique of Big Ag, part strained romantic comedy, and part insipid musical that's not much like the Bollywood tribute it's meant to be. An accidental parody of itself.

| Original Score: 1/5 | Feb 15, 2018

This attempt at an American-style Bollywood musical is earnest at best and sappy, nave, and overly sweet at worst; it does have lively moments, but it mainly inspires aggravation and eye-rolling.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Feb 15, 2018

Cross-cultural musical romantic comedy stirs together some pleasing ingredients but falls short of its expansive ambitions.

| Feb 15, 2018

Basmati Blues isn't nearly as bad as some of the online buzz might indicate...and that's actually unfortunate. Instead of vying for a so-bad-it's-entertaining categorization, it falls squarely into the hell of cinematic mediocrity.

| Original Score: 2/4 | Feb 15, 2018

Basmati Blues is an inoffensive trifle. It does not warrant outrage; it's not bold enough to risk it. Yet there is some heart, and undoubtedly, some ambition.

| Original Score: D+ | Feb 15, 2018

Larson's charismatic screen presence can't elevate such woefully lackluster material.

| Feb 15, 2018

A shaky, Bollywood-style musical worth a watch just to see Oscar-winner Brie Larson give it her all.

| Original Score: 2/4 | Feb 15, 2018

Larson's work in Basmati Blues is much like the film as a whole-not great by any means but undeniably charming nevertheless.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Feb 15, 2018

Larson is cute but this is far beneath her talents.

| Original Score: 3/10 | Feb 15, 2018

An amiable misfire.

| Original Score: 2/4 | Feb 9, 2018

[O]ne might see the movie's clunky story, its forced humor, its awkward editing rhythms, and its garish visuals as intentional parts of the movie's attempted charm.

| Original Score: 2/4 | Feb 9, 2018