Fanciful Bollywood dramedy fine for tweens and up.
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10/22/07
Ta Ra Rum Pum (2007)
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Reviews Counted:6
Fresh:4
Rotten:2
Average Rating:6.1/10
Runtime: 2 hrs 36 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: The picture-perfect life of an Indian American family gets turned upside down when the family matriarch gets in a horrific car racing accident. Determined to reclaim all he fought so hard for, he... [More]
Starring: Saif Ali Khan, Jaaved Jaaferi, Ali Haji, Rani Mukherjee
Director: Siddharth Anand
Reviews for Ta Ra Rum Pum
1 - 6 (sorted by date; UK critics are listed first)
The film is so single-mindedly determined to be light and comfortable, to not raise a sweat, that it forgoes even the mildest surprises. The only things that get heavy here are the viewer’s eyelids.
05/03/07
The "cute" kids are insufferable, but leads Ali Khan and Mukerji radiate the unabashed star quality that's all but gone from American movies -- poverty and desperation haven't looked so glamorous since the glory days of Joan Crawford.
05/02/07
Head-scratching mash-up of zany dance numbers, gooey romance (but no kissing) and random English phrases such as 'awesome,' "bad habit' and 'noisy birthday parties.'
05/01/07
While Ta Ra Rum Pum doesn't deliver pure joy, it's worth a pit stop , if for no other reason than for its amusing, back-seat view of an India in flux and seduced by Western pop culture.
05/01/07
In its utter sincerity, it has an old-fashioned appeal that may not be for everybody but could definitely play in Peoria.
05/01/07
1 - 6 (sorted by date; UK critics are listed first)
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