UK
Bend It Like Beckham
Bend It Like Beckham
Odd, seeing that most reviewers either ignored it or panned it. "Difficult questions of race relations and the accommodation of tradition to social change are swept aside under the carpets on which the casts dance," The Guardian wrote. "Every cliche of the sports drama and of the family comedy flow freely." Another reviewer thought it could have been trimmed down from a "generous two hours" to a "match-friendly" 90 minutes. The film has got unusual support from real life, if not from critics. Within days of its release, England’s football captain David Beckham broke his foot after it was bent impossibly in a tackle.
