It’s worth arranging to see the warm, fun ‘Meet the Patels’
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A lively, engaging, universal story made with an unmistakable sense of fun, “Meet the Patels” is awfully hard to resist. The documentary began as a home movie and ended as a warm and funny feature that turns filmmaker Ravi Patel’s culturally specific journey into the world of Indian arranged marriages into a story that anyone can identify with.
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Patel’s combination of sincere participation and amused disbelief at what he’s gotten himself into gives “Meet the Patels” its winning personality — and the film’s unexpected moments of truth and clarity.
For “Meet the Patels” is more than just a hoot. Its candor and empathy allow it to make keen points about love, marriage, family and the unexpected complications that American freedoms can bring to immigrant lives.
Twitter: @KennethTuran
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