I Can't Think Straight (2008) (original) (raw)
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Original title
I Can't Think Straight
Year
2008
Running time
80 min.
Country
United Kingdom
Director
Screenwriter
Cast
Music
Cinematography
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Genre
Romance. Comedy | Romantic Comedy. Gay & Lesbian
Synopsis
In the upper echelons of traditional Middle Eastern society, Reema and Omar prepare for the marriage of their daughter Tala. But back at work in London, Tala encounters Leyla, a young British Indian woman who is dating Tala's best friend Ali. Tala sees something unique in the artless, clumsy, sensitive Leyla who secretly works to become a writer. And Tala's forthright challenges to Leyla's beliefs begins a journey of self-awareness for Leyla. As the women fall in love, Tala's own sense of duty and cultural restraint cause her to pull away from Leyla and fly back to Jordan where the preparations for an ostentatious wedding are well under way. As family members descend and the wedding day approaches, the pressure mounts until Tala finally cracks and extricates herself. Back in London, Leyla is heartbroken but learns to break free of her own self-doubt and her mother's expectations, ditching Ali and being honest with her parents about her sexuality. When Ali and Leyla's feisty sister Zara help throw Tala and Leyla together again, Tala finds that her own preconceptions of what love can be is the final hurdle she must jump to win Leyla back.
Critics' reviews
- "Buildings and their interiors fare a lot better in this sumptuously lensed and set-designed film. That's because they don't have to talk or act."
- "In exploring the eternal conflict between love and duty in a fresh, provocative way, Sarif demonstrates that she is a filmmaker of exceptional promise."
- "Plugging the same two actresses into different Sapphic scenarios may be a valid filmmaking strategy but it can be an extremely boring one"
- "From the wince-inducing title onwards, the script is laughably bad, especially when it attempts seriousnes."
- "Although she has made two films in rapid succession, Sarif shows no discernible aptitude for her new medium."
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