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Ty Burr, Boston Globe: This is a movie with bruised shins and a huge heart. Read more
Rene Rodriguez, Miami Herald: That rare breed of crowd pleaser, one in which it doesn't matter that you immediately know how it's all going to end, because getting there is so much fun. Read more
Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper: I don't want the title to scare people away, because this is such a wonderful film. Read more
Mark Caro, Chicago Tribune: At least its big-hearted earnestness seems honest, with the girls' friendship carrying more spark than the obligatory love subplot. Read more
A.O. Scott, New York Times: Coming after Monsoon Wedding and My Son the Fanatic, Bend It Like Beckham seems like a step backward. Read more
J. R. Jones, Chicago Reader: Fine character work by Juliet Stevenson, Archie Panjabi, and Bollywood regular Anupam Kher makes this well worth seeing. Read more
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie, Atlanta Journal-Constitution: As Spencer Tracy once said of Katharine Hepburn, there's not much meat there, but what's there is choice. Read more
Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times: A smart, lively and altogether warmhearted dramatic comedy that blends tradition and modernity on screen as adroitly as teenage Jess does in her irresistibly complicated life. Read more
Steven Rosen, Denver Post: It elicits laughs and the kind of rousing, root-for-the-underdog enthusiasm that translates well in any culture. Read more
Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly: Made with a craftsmanship and pizzazz that restores your appreciation for honest commercial moviemaking, Bend It Like Beckham puts a new definition of femininity on screen, casual and cool and in your face. Read more
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail: You'll probably fall for it anyway -- I did. Read more
Ella Taylor, L.A. Weekly: Enjoyably shameless confection. Read more
John Anderson, Newsday: Beckham is so earnestly yearning it packs an emotional impact far greater than the sum of its parts. Read more
Peter Rainer, New York Magazine/Vulture: Every generation has to discover the same cliches that were drummed into previous generations, and kids could do worse than to learn them from this film. Read more
James Berardinelli, ReelViews: Bend It Like Beckham is enjoyable enough that the sprinkles of artificial sweetness in the mix don't do lasting or irreparable damage. Read more
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: Just about perfect as a teenage coming-of-age comedy. Read more
Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com: Bend It Like Beckham is supposedly a movie about youth; its biggest shortcoming is that it rarely feels young. Read more
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle: A routine, genial sports movie. Read more
David Edelstein, Slate: The movie isn't unwatchable. It's clumsily good-natured, the actors are appealing, and there are worse ways to spend two hours than looking at pretty young girls in shorts kicking balls. Read more
Jumana Farouky, TIME Magazine: The acting is as nimble as the footwork. Read more
Time Out: Nagra and Knightley have winning personalities, but credit should also go to writer/director Chadha for getting the balance right between humour and pathos, and sporting and romantic action. Read more
Jessica Winter, Village Voice: A shrill, poky comedy about good sportsmanship and the pursuit of big dreams. Read more
Desson Thomson, Washington Post: At the heart of it is Nagra, an engaging sweetheart with a great pair of feet. Read more