Jess seems to be living in a world of opposites from her heritage to what she wants to be when she grows up. Her and her Indian family are living in London and Jess must not only fight the prejudices against her heritage but the close mindedness of her family. Jess wants nothing more in life than to be a soccer player as it is her love and passion, but her family does not approve, as no proper Indian girl should be playing a sport for a living. Instead her family wants her to learn their culture and to marry a nice Indian boy and settle down to raise kids. And as hard as she fights what her family wants for her she keeps being drawn into the world of soccer. While playing with her friends in the park a young semi pro soccer player Juliette spots her and invites her to come try out for their team. And even though she makes the team she finds herself hiding it from her family that would never let her play if they knew. So know jess finds herself living a double life as she plays soccer in secret with her new best friend Juliette while also trying to please her mother by learning the Indian culture. But it is all about to come to a head as her sister Pinky is about to be married and her family is bound to find out her secret life leading to a world of trouble for Jess as she tries to achieve her dreams.

I have said it before and I will say it again, it’s a shame that more people aren’t more cultured so such films like this can be made more often. This isn’t your typical Hollywood film nor is it even a typical American film at that. It’s an English film about soccer, two things quite foreign in America. But its more than just that, its also a film about following your dreams and never letting anyone hold you back from accomplishing everything your heart desires. The movie is also quite funny and even though at times I was wondering what the heck they just said I still laughed quite hard at jokes probably more meant for an English audience rather than an American one. I didn’t even mind a couple jokes every now and then that went completely over my head. The movie is funny, it is heart warming, the movie is charming and quite a treat in a world full of movies that are more about body counts and explosions than telling a story. The movie has a great story and a great cast to pull it off. I have never heard of the two main actors before, heck I haven’t heard of any actor in the entire movie, but I am thinking their performances were so great that they may be appearing in more Hollywood movies. This is the type of movie that would get Oscar buzz if released in December and its also one of those movies that rarely leave the major markets but if it does come to your town be sure to see it. For few movies are so uplifting, tell a great story and make you laugh at all the same time.
4 stars out of 5