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Anita & Me [VHS] [2002]

VHS ~ Kabir Bedi
3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)

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  • Actors: Kabir Bedi, Max Beesley, Sanjeev Bhaskar, Anna Brewster, Kathy Burke
  • Directors: Metin Hüseyin
  • Writers: Meera Syal
  • Producers: Meera Syal, Bill Allan, David M. Thompson, Joe Oppenheimer, Keith Evans
  • Format: PAL
  • Language English, Hindi, Punjabi
  • Classification: 12
  • Studio: Icon Home Entertainment
  • VHS Release Date: 26 May 2003
  • Run Time: 93 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00008YNFF
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 10,788 in Video (See Bestsellers in Video)

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Amazon.co.uk Review
Anita & Me is the film of Meera Syal's novel about growing up in the Black Country in the early 1970s. Syal appears in the film, playing a somewhat terrifying aunt, and most of the cast will be just as familiar to anyone who has watched many BBC comedies: it also features Sanjeev Bhaskar (The Kumars at No. 42), Mark Williams (The Fast Show) and Kathy Burke (Harry Enfield & Chums, among others). Unfortunately their combined efforts are not quite enough to make Anita & Me more than mediocre.

Ironically the most glaring problem is with the respectable turn-out of comic acting talent--all of whom over-act mercilessly throughout. This may have been an effort to compensate for the stock nature of many of the characters: Bhaskar's ambitious Indian immigrant father, Williams' hippy vicar, Burke's lippy fishwife. The film's central relationship between an awkward adolescent Indian girl called Meena (Chandeep Uppal) and her slightly older English neighbour Anita (Anna Brewster) is rather better handled by the two young actors concerned, but there is nothing here that wasn't done a great deal better in the thematically similar East is East. --Andrew Mueller

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Meena is a twelve-year-old living in the Midlands in 1972 with her Indian parents. They believe that by coming to England Meena has the chance of a better life but when Anita Rutter and her family arrive on the scene things start to change rapidly...

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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Thoughtful and funny ..., 8 Dec 2004
By A Customer
This review is from: Anita & Me [DVD] [2002] (DVD)
This film won't change your life.

But if you take it for what it is - a gentle, fairly low-key comedy / drama - then you'll enjoy it.

The acting was over the top in places, but so what, isn't that what comedy's about? I thought the girl who played the central character, Meena, did a great job. And I thought the social issues covered by the film - the difficulties faced by a young girl, growing up feeling "different" - were handled really sensitively.

It wasn't laugh-out-loud funny, but it did have a few funny moments and I really warmed to the characters.

I don't know where the "politically correct rubbish" comments come from. I can only wonder why that reviewer watched the DVD in the first place.

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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Ignore the reviews - give it a chance & judge for yourself, 1 Sep 2004
By David (CHELMSFORD, Essex United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Anita & Me [DVD] [2002] (DVD)
This film clearly provokes strong reactions - from very bad to very good. Well, put me in the 'good' category.
Having lived in the 'Black Country' myself, only a couple of miles from Meera Syal (didn't know her, unfortunately), this film captures the area & the times (early 70s) perfectly - even the accents are right for once.
If you liked Bend it like Beckham or East is East, you'll definitely like this. Chandeep Uppal as Meena is a revelation - just look at her facial expressions.
Give it a try. Just sit back & enjoy the realistic recreation of a working class area in the 70s (warts & all). I dare you not to laugh at the humour, be moved by the emotions & sing along to the soundtrack (even Chicory Tip!!!)
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9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars First-class, 10 Jan 2005
This review is from: Anita & Me [DVD] [2002] (DVD)
This, by far, is the best film I have ever seen. It is comical, yet absolutely bizarre.
I read the other reviews and agree mostly with what everybody else has said, so I needn't say more.
Brill film, brill actors and well done Meera for writing such a brill story :)
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5.0 out of 5 stars funny,emotional,true-to-life flick
this film is based around 12-year-old Meena -she tells the story through the vid.its 1972 and meena feels she should be out in the real world,having fun,not stuck in the sleepy... Read more
Published on 26 Jun 2004

1.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book, shame about the film
I have just finished reading 'Anita and Me' by Meera Syal and thought it was an excellent book with some great characterisation, particularly the character of Anita. Read more
Published on 2 Sep 2003 by Gillian Carr

3.0 out of 5 stars Better than the Amazon review!
I saw this film at a friend's house - and since I'm not a chick-flick fan, I was expecting to automatically dislike and dismiss it. Read more
Published on 30 Jun 2003

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