Growing up Smith 2015

     Smith Bhatnagar is a 10 year-old boy from India and he lives in a small town outside of New York in 1979.  Smith wants to embrace the American Dream but his parents want to preserve their heritage and rituals from India.  Barbecues are difficult since the family is vegetarian.  Halloween is another custom not celebrated in India.  Smith likes the girl next door Amy and her father is a cowboy with an Indian motorcycle.  There are many differences between the families. 

     This is funny in many instances.  Smith’s mother makes him a Halloween costume representing one of the gods worshiped in India.  None of the Americans recognize the costume?  Smith’s father agrees that he can go hunting with Amy’s father.  Later, his parents try to find them because Smith’s father realizes after the fact what hunting really is?  3* (This movie was OK)

102 min, Comedy directed by Frank Lotito with JasonLee, Anjul Nigam, Brighton Sharbino, Hilarie Burton, Roni Akurati, Poorna Jagannathan, Samrat Chakrabarti, Shoba Narayan, Jake Busey, Tim Guinee, Alison Wright.

Note:  Imdb 6.8 out of 10, 70% critic 86% audience on Rotten Tomatoes, Amazon 4.4* out of 5* with 29 reviews, Accessbollywood 3* out of 4*.

Special Note:  Filmed in Kingston, New York.  The premiere was held in Kirkland, Washington as part of the Seattle International Film Festival.