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      Touch of Pink

      R Released Jan 19, 2004 1h 31m Romance Comedy List
      37% 62 Reviews Tomatometer 65% 5,000+ Ratings Audience Score Alim (Jimi Mistry) is a gay man living in London to escape the domineering eye of his conservative Muslim mother, Nuru (Suleka Mathew), back in Canada. Alim keeps his homosexuality secret from his mother, so when she comes for a surprise visit, he and his boyfriend, Giles (Kristen Holden-Reid), must put on a straight facade to hide the truth. Throughout all this turmoil, Alim imagines himself talking to the spirit of Cary Grant (Kyle MacLachlan) as a means of coping with the stress. Read More Read Less
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      Kyle MacLachlan does a very good imitation Cary Grant in this forced and contrived tale.

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      PridePosterStudios You would NOT want to make a noise in the bingo hall when she’s in there. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 04/26/24 Full Review martin a A delightful film, about a man's mother who comes to stay and he, does all he can to hide his relationship with his boyfriend and loses him in the process, By the time his mother finds out his boyfriend has gone and everything falls apart. However, throughout his best friend Cary Grant is there to support him! It is a lovely film, the only issue is Kris Holden-Ried who plays the boyfriend is really vile as the partner, and also badly cast in the role. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member it's a silly rom com but i've got a lot of sentiment for it. And come on it doesn't deserve 36%, though I understand that straight people get to be more picky with their romantic comedies with happy endings. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/25/23 Full Review Audience Member This basically worked because of the whole "ethnic" thing,that brought a kind of freshness to the story.I liked it mostly for that.And of course who could resist the Cary Grant spirit? Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/19/23 Full Review Audience Member Only watched bits of it in & out, yet brilliant nonetheless! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/20/23 Full Review Audience Member What do you get if you mercilessly rip-off "The Wedding Banquet" and then add a big dose of "Play It Again, Sam" to kind of hide the fact? This. Only in true Canadian film industry fashion, none of the actors are really good enough to pull it off. Kyle MacLachlan is the big name they pulled in and if I never see him do a Cary Grant impersonation again, I can truly die a happy man. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/01/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Steve Murray Atlanta Journal-Constitution There are two crucial bits of miscasting, one bad, one good, both distracting. Rated: C+ Sep 30, 2004 Full Review Bruce Westbrook Houston Chronicle Its plot is hackneyed and banal. Rated: 2/4 Sep 10, 2004 Full Review Tom Long Detroit News An uncomfortable jumble of Harvey, Bend It Like Beckham and The Birdcage. Rated: C- Sep 3, 2004 Full Review Darren Frei Out Magazine Touch of Pink maintains a touch of artifice, which makes for a thin plot with a solid message: the unremitting advance of courage over prejudice, reason over ignorance, and love over fear. May 25, 2022 Full Review Mark Halverson Sacramento News & Review Rated: 2/5 Aug 7, 2008 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com A mildly amusing gay comedy, with the only novel point of Cary Grant serving as a spiritual mentor; the rest is formula. Rated: C+ Jul 26, 2005 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Synopsis Alim (Jimi Mistry) is a gay man living in London to escape the domineering eye of his conservative Muslim mother, Nuru (Suleka Mathew), back in Canada. Alim keeps his homosexuality secret from his mother, so when she comes for a surprise visit, he and his boyfriend, Giles (Kristen Holden-Reid), must put on a straight facade to hide the truth. Throughout all this turmoil, Alim imagines himself talking to the spirit of Cary Grant (Kyle MacLachlan) as a means of coping with the stress.
      Director
      Ian Iqbal Rashid
      Screenwriter
      Ian Iqbal Rashid
      Distributor
      Sony Pictures Classics
      Production Co
      Martin Pope Productions, Sienna Films Inc.
      Rating
      R (Sexual Content|Brief Language)
      Genre
      Romance, Comedy
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Jan 19, 2004, Original
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Apr 1, 2019
      Box Office (Gross USA)
      $564.5K
      Runtime
      1h 31m