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The Mystic Masseur Reviews

2001

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THE MYSTIC MASSEUR is a delightfully warm, funny drama about Ganesh (Assif Mandvi), an ethnic Indian living in Trinidad. While working as a teacher in Port of Spain, Ganesh learns of his father's death. After returning home to his country village for the funeral, he decides to stay and write books. His chronically hiccupping .. Read more

Starring	Om Puri, Aasif Mandvi, James Fox, Ayesha Dharker
Director	Ismail Merchant
Genres	Drama

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- Set midway through the 20th century within Trinidad's significant Indian population this is the first film adapted from... read more on Time Out
- 45766
- - Time Out
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:16
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  Gentle and well crafted
  
  From the Merchant Ivory team (minus Ivory) comes this gentle adaption
  
  of the novel by VS Naipul. At the time of its release it was inevitably
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  - Professor Cornelius
  - London
  - 31 Dec 2004 at 10:42
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  don't bother
  
  tediously slow and long. The accents are a tad dodgy too.
  
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  - Hounslow, Middlesex
  - 25 May 2007 at 20:16
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  Wonderful atmospheric adaptation
  
  'The Mystic Masseur' is a wonderful novel. The first I ever read of this author. Rarely does a film adaptation pay full respect to a novel, but this one... read more »
  
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- - Abdullah
  - West Midlands
  - 10 Oct 2005 at 14:36
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  Just a tad different
  
  I wasn't quite sure what I expected but this was a gentle, tongue in cheek look at the rise of an Indian in Trinidad with little talent but a lot of self-... read more »
  
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- - Bob Harrold
  - Stotfold, Bedfordshire
  - 03 Oct 2005 at 13:10
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  Worth one watch
  
  Expected a little more out of Merchant Ivory movie, however, this is Ok to watch at least once.
  
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  - Hounslow
  - 04 Aug 2005 at 12:40
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  Gentle and well crafted
  
  From the Merchant Ivory team (minus Ivory) comes this gentle adaption
  
  of the novel by VS Naipul. At the time of its release it was inevitably
  <... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 61369
- - Professor Cornelius
  - London
  - 31 Dec 2004 at 10:42
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- - 3
  - 0
  Gentle and well crafted
  
  From the Merchant Ivory team (minus Ivory) comes this gentle adaption
  
  of the novel by VS Naipul. At the time of its release it was inevitably
  <... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 61369
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - Professor Cornelius
  - London
  - 31 Dec 2004 at 10:42
- - 1
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  Wonderful atmospheric adaptation
  
  'The Mystic Masseur' is a wonderful novel. The first I ever read of this author. Rarely does a film adaptation pay full respect to a novel, but this one... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 350837
- - Abdullah
  - West Midlands
  - 10 Oct 2005 at 14:36
- - 0
  - 0
  Worth one watch
  
  Expected a little more out of Merchant Ivory movie, however, this is Ok to watch at least once.
  
  Report this review
- 131083
- - a customer
  - Hounslow
  - 04 Aug 2005 at 12:40
- - 0
  - 0
  Just a tad different
  
  I wasn't quite sure what I expected but this was a gentle, tongue in cheek look at the rise of an Indian in Trinidad with little talent but a lot of self-... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 156288
- - Bob Harrold
  - Stotfold, Bedfordshire
  - 03 Oct 2005 at 13:10
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  don't bother
  
  tediously slow and long. The accents are a tad dodgy too.
  
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  - Hounslow, Middlesex
  - 25 May 2007 at 20:16

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- Set midway through the 20th century within Trinidad's significant Indian population this is the first film adapted from... read more on Time Out
- 45766
- - Time Out
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:16
- Uninvolving, episodic plod through a not very engaging life, told with little feel for character or setting.
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- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:42

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  THE MYSTIC MASSEUR is a delightfully warm, funny drama about Ganesh (Assif Mandvi), an ethnic Indian living in Trinidad. While working as a teacher in Port of Spain, Ganesh learns of his father's death. After returning home to his country village for the funeral, he decides to stay and write books. ...