A Fond Kiss

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For the most part it takes a fairly balanced view of cultural identity and religion, but towards the end the message begins to get a bit more blunt and you feel the true views of Loach and Laverty begin to seep through. To be fair, the irrationality of Catholicism and Islam are both portrayed in equal measures. There's a nice, sweet romance at the centre, though, played very well by Birthistle and Yaqub. Non-British viewers may want to resort to subtitles at certain moments.

"This love story is presented in a more intimate way than Loach devotees might expect. It is, dare we say it, his most commercial film for years..."

Romeo & Juliet with a nice cultural twist.

Thoughtful romance.

Heartfelt but nothing memorable. "Muslim propaganda" must be the most stupid comment ever on this site. Both of the movie's main characters breaks free from the rules of their religion and instead follows their own hearts and consciousness.

Ken Loach and Paul Laverty have done many great movies. But everyone have a dark period in career when nothing good will be created. Although "Ae Fond Kiss" sucks (and not only lips) there is some good moments too.

This was for the most part shallow and trite and basically just a regurgitation of the tired "cross-cultural Romeo & Juliet" cliché. Plot development is formulaic and predictable. The only thing that's really fresh here to the foreign viewer is all the Pakiscottish accent, a really funny mixture. Still, it's not ineffective and not at all unintelligent... it's Loach, after all.

Ae fond kiss