Watch: Bend It Like Beckham 2002 123movies, Full Movie Online – A kaleidoscope of color and culture clash humorously as an Indian family in London tries to raise their soccer-playing daughter in a traditional way. Unlike tarty elder sister Pinky, who is preparing for an Indian wedding and a lifetime of cooking the perfect chapatti, Jess’ dream is to play soccer professionally like her hero David Beckham. Wholeheartedly against Jess’ unorthodox ambition, her parents eventually reveal that their reservations have more to do with protecting her than with holding her back. When Jess is forced to make a choice between tradition and her beloved sport, her family must decide whether to let her chase her dream…and a soccer ball..
Plot: Jess Bhamra, the daughter of a strict Indian couple in London, is not permitted to play organized soccer, even though she is 18. When Jess is playing for fun one day, her impressive skills are seen by Jules Paxton, who then convinces Jess to play for her semi-pro team. Jess uses elaborate excuses to hide her matches from her family while also dealing with her romantic feelings for her coach, Joe.
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Bend It Is Great Fun
Sports movies are often predictable and enjoyable, but they are not always as fun as Bend It Like Beckham. I’m certainly no soccer fan, but Parminder Nagra completely won me over as the young girl Jess, who is trying to simultaneously pursue her dream of playing soccer and appease her traditional Indian parents. She is befriended by the gawky Keira Knightley, who recognizes the potential Jess has. Nagra accurately portrays the typical naiveté of someone with controlling parents, unsure of her own abilities. Nagra is believable and sensitive in her starring role. Knightley is used in support here, but she is equally as good. Both girls’ mothers are caught up with traditional ideas of what their daughters should or shouldn’t do, and this provides the comic fodder for the audience to feed upon. Here the fathers are the rational parents instead of boobs, which is otherwise too often the case in these kind of movies. Juliet Stevenson is hilarious as Knightley’s well-meaning but idiotic mother who jumps to one conclusion too many. Jonathan Rhys-Meyers plays the girls’ soccer coach with his own parental demons. The film is co-written and directed by Gurinder Chadha, and it’s a lot of fun. *** of 4 stars.
Original Language en
Runtime 1 hr 52 min (112 min), 1 hr 55 min (115 min) (Spain)
Budget 3500159
Revenue 76578641
Status Released
Rated PG-13
Genre Comedy, Drama, Romance
Director Gurinder Chadha
Writer Gurinder Chadha, Guljit Bindra, Paul Mayeda Berges
Actors Parminder Nagra, Keira Knightley, Jonathan Rhys Meyers
Country United Kingdom, Germany, United States
Awards Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award17 wins & 20 nominations total
Production Company N/A
Website N/A
Sound Mix Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio 1.85 : 1
Camera N/A
Laboratory Atlantik Film Kopierwerk, Hamburg, Germany, DeLuxe, London, UK, FotoKem Laboratory, Burbank (CA), USA
Film Length (6 reels)
Negative Format 35 mm (Fuji)
Cinematographic Process Spherical
Printed Film Format 35 mm (Kodak Vision 2383)