American-born Gogol, the son of Indian immigrants, wants to fit in among his fellow New Yorkers, despite his family's unwillingness to let go of their traditional ways.
Intelligent and insightful, The Namesake celebrates family in a unique way.
– Eleanor Ringel Gillespie,
Atlanta Journal-Constitution,
29 Mar 2007
rotten:
Penn is just wrong for it.
– Roger Moore,
Orlando Sentinel,
1 Apr 2007
fresh:
It is a saga told in small pieces, a patchwork of short scenes that tumble after each other almost apologetically, as if they would love to linger a little longer, but there is too much to tell and only so much time in which to do it.
– Jonathan F. Richards,
Film.com,
22 Apr 2007
fresh:
What holds it together are the subtle loving performances by Tabu and Khan, both Bollywoood stars. They never overplay, never spell out what can be said in a glance or a shrug, communicate great passion very quietly.