Ali's Wedding is a
based-on-a-true-story dramedy about an Iranian-born guy living with
his family in Australia who is trying so hard to please his family
that he pushes his own desires to margins, leading him to tell a lie
that snowballs into a crazy funny, but potentially life-long miserable
situation. I'm not a huge fan of comedies, but this one was very
charming. I loved the characters and the relatable look into
Muslim-religious life, especially dating. If you want to simplify
this movie, you could call it the My-Big-Fat-Greek-Wedding for
Muslims!
This movie was definitely Fun, I
wouldn't call it a Cinematic Masterpiece, but it wasn't cheesy
either. It gets three stars*** because I would definitely watch it
again.
I watched this on Netflix. If you
decide to watch it, turn on the captions because some scenes include
other languages that aren't translated on screen.
