Polite Society (2023)
6/10
Priya Kansara
Ritu Arya
Directed by Nida Manziir
The kind of people who will love
this movie are those, like me, who enjoyed watching Scott
Pilgrim vs The World. It has the same Scott
Pilgrim vibe, and I loved how it never takes itself too seriously. The
movie thrives on blending Bollywood themes with British humor, sparking
curiosity. That curiosity only grows when you discover the societal backdrop of
these two misfit sisters. Their community expects them to conform and abandon
their passions, but these girls are determined to chase their dreams, even if
it means being alienated.
This action-comedy, written and
directed by Manziir in her feature film debut, brings a fresh energy to the
screen.
We’ve all seen movies where
someone tries to break up a wedding because they think the bride or groom is
making a mistake. This movie does something similar but adds a Scott
Pilgrim-style martial arts twist to the mix.
The story introduces us to two
sisters, Ria and Lena, who are chasing their dreams. Ria wants to become a
stuntwoman, while Lena dreams of being an artist. Lena attends art school but
later drops out, spending her days at home helping Ria create videos for her
stuntwoman ambitions. Ria idolizes a professional stuntwoman, Eunice Huthart,
and dreams of working with her someday.
Their parents, however, have
other plans. They want the girls to follow “respectable” careers, like becoming
receptionists or doctors. In an attempt to push Lena down this path, they
arrange a meeting with a young doctor. Things escalate quickly when the doctor
proposes, and an arranged marriage is set in motion.
Ria is furious, seeing this as
Lena giving up on her dreams. But, surprisingly, Lena is excited about the
prospect of getting married.
At this point, you might expect
the movie to follow a predictable My
Best Friend’s Wedding formula. Instead, it dives headfirst into a
bizarre world of clones and experiments to create the "ideal human
specimen." Yes, it’s as wild as it sounds.
This film is crazy and so much
fun to watch. If you’re into the kind of offbeat energy Scott
Pilgrim offers, you’ll probably enjoy this too.
One of the things I appreciated
was how the movie didn’t waste time on the tired trope of smearing the
fiancé-to-be in a drawn-out campaign. And when Ria’s friends backed out of her
over-the-top plan, it was unexpected but refreshing—a change from what I
assumed would be a major subplot.
The martial arts effects are
another highlight—completely over-the-top and extreme for no reason, but that’s
part of what makes it so enjoyable.
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