Queen (2014)
Rani is devastated the day before her wedding when fiance Vijay
decides to cancel their engagement, with no real explanation. Rani
decides to go on their honeymoon to Paris anyway, by herself, because
she has always wanted to go, and a change of pace would be good for
her. Along the way she meets a half-Indian single working mom, a
pole-dancing Indian prostitute, a friendly Italian cook, a lonely
young man from Japan and his friend, a Russian street artist. Will
the timid, conservative Rani “find” herself and enjoy life as a
single young adult or return to a repentant Vijay?
*This
film had a lot of foul language, drinking and smoking, talk of
recreational drugs, as well as promiscuous behavior that was sold as
perfectly normal and acceptable, even celebrated. It had a”coming
of age” feel to it as the demure, quiet girl met people from all
walks of life, helping change her world view, which I appreciate.
While it was good for Rani to see during moments of reflection that
her husband-to-be was actually a misogynist who constantly belittled
her, it wasn't worth watching all the smut in between. The music
wasn't the typical Bollywood type music either, with very little
presence in the film. I did like the guys she met at the hostel in
Amsterdam, they were cute, but I wouldn't watch this again, and I
don't recommend it.*
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