SpuffyWeb Sadly Over-hyped

Konterr Brilliant and touching

Solidrariol Am I Missing Something?

Twilightfa Watch something else. There are very few redeeming qualities to this film.

Destroyer Wod Well i got this movie in a big outside sale of a video club, cost 3$ so why not? After all it got Kal Penn, and yes its my own fault for buying something because i recognize the main star from a movie i like. Kal Penn mostly famous for the Harold & Kumar franchise play here one of the main character in this pre-Harold & Kumar movie. Kinda weird is that the other main character is name Hari Kumar Patel or something like that, which is the name of Kal Penn's character in Harold & Kumar. Anyway, this movie is rated G in Quebec which mean General Public, and therefore it was expected that there would not be raunchy stuff even tough Kal Penn hold panties on the front cover.Some of the ideas where good, and the movie had a little something that didn't made it "bad" but it definitely need for laughing moments. Its one of those movie where it should be funny, but its not really and the best you can get out of it are a few smiles and maybe a chuckle or two. The main character is socially awkward coming from India and being very traditional and its mostly from him that the smiles come from. Kal Penn do very OK with the material he is offered but there was only one scene that more or less amused me.This movie like many others enter the "cute comedy" category and i think when i was 10 or 12 i would had a lot of fun watching it, for that period of time, but in today's standard, it felt short.I will admit the hard accents also made it hard for me to follow everything properly, as English ain't my first language in the first place. And i usually don't mind too much a comic relief side character with accent, having to follow an entire movie like this is kinda difficult. The movie is also full of India's music which where very annoying at time.I think my biggest grudge against the movie is that with a title like "Dude, Where's the party" (probably cashing in on Dude, Where's my car) i was expecting a wild ride of a night movie, in the vain of "21 and over" only a bit softer. If you prefer take Ferris Bueller's day off as a better example in that rating category.Anyway like i said, unlike some people if a movie does not amuse me that much but i still finish it and feel like "yah well OK" i will give it a 5 and say its OK, just not as good as i had hope for, but not that bad either. I remember Balls and Chain with the same Kal Penn which was not as good as i had hope for, but a bit better than this if my memory serve me well. In any case, i think outside the Harold and Kumar franchise and Van Wilder movies, there is nothing memorable from Kal Penn in term of comedy. Well Bachelor Party Vegas was nice thinking about it... not awesome but nice.

nekait_rr The movie (seems more like a documentary, though long) is good, a good once a worth watch time pass but clearly does not depict Indians. There might be some special cases but not all bag are douche bag. Never mind, a good to see comic case of a special middle class Indian moving to Western world and watch it out for fun.All the comments by other users above this one are true and genuine. the funny situation lies with the acting - the cousin sings outside his gf's house 'hum dil de chuke sanam' and the one when the friends act like a gujrati and punjabi. And the punjabi daddy is awesome.The two girls were just OK but the guys rocked with acting skills.

Fadhel This movie is by far one of the best comedy I have seen in years!Very close and similar to Blake Edwards' 1968 The Party, but in a more modern sense. In addition, similar comedy can be found only in Indian movies, and producers of this movie have done a good job to bring it to the US. It might contain some rather racist actions and comments towards Indians, but its more like racism you can laugh about rather than getting angry at. I wouldn't call this an all racist movie because characters in this movie all had different personalities ranging from smart to stupid, ugly to nice, and rich to poor, which is basically found in every type of society.In addition, Sunil Thakkar was a classic in this movie and really made the movie worthwhile! I couldn't find a single scene by him that I didn't laugh at!Well done job for a well done movie!

raop74 This is an excellent film (or "fil-im," as Hari might say) that everyone can relate to in some aspect. If you've ever been felt like you don't fit in, as many of the fresh-off-the-boat (FOB) characters in this movie do, or grew up with the influence of two or more cultures (as I did), or generally feel different, this is a movie for you to see. This movie is sort of "Revenge of the Nerds" style mixed with an "Office Space" sense of humor. I found many of the circumstances of this movie to be hilarious, and dead-on when it comes to Indian customs and behaviors (such as the preference for "baldis" (buckets) in the shower by FOBs).One of the main characters, Hari, is a sweet, somewhat naive FOB who's wide-eyed enthusiasm at living in America is very refreshing and instantly appealing. His cousin, Mohan is a cynical, spoiled guy who disdains responsibility but eventually shows that he has a good heart deep down. The two learn from each other during the course of the film. Sunil Thakkar, a co-writer and co-producer of the movie, steals the movie frequently with his blatantly clueless and incredibly tacky character, Shyam Sunder Balabhadrapatramukhi (his long-winded name still makes me giggle). The female characters in the movie, including Janvi Valia and Priya Varghese, are charming and women can identify with them for their creative talents, especially when it comes to skillfully fending off desperate guys.I highly recommend this film - it was brilliantly done, I still have tummy ache from laughing so much.