The Mystic Masseur

It's not a movie I would want to sit through one more time, but OK as a first watch. It's a rags-to-riches story similar to the ones you've probably seen before, but the backdrop of Trinidad gives it a fresh feel. My NTSC R1 DVD had no subtitles on it, and really had me fumbling to understand the very thick and weird Trinidadian accent and their grammar-less English. By the time I got the hang of it, it was almost the middle of the movie, and perhaps have clouded my judgment of the movie.

"The colorful Masseur wastes its time on mood rather than riding with the inherent absurdity of Ganesh's rise up the social ladder." - Ed Gonzalez