Predictable Sports Film Splashed With Great Energy and A Sense of Fun

Rating: 8/10 (28 March 2013)

An underdog sports team in need of a serious makeover attempts to win a world championship--you've seen it before, and you can probably guess how it ends, but the production qualities are excellent, Bollywood idol Shahrukh Khan plays the coach with immense sensitivity and charm, and the group of young women who make up the team are a wonderful cross-section of the vast country that is India.
This is a national pride film, a film that makes the viewer cheer more than once, and perhaps will even bring some tears; like most Bollywood films, it is inordinately long for those accustomed to two hour movies, but unlike many Bollywood romances, there are no curious musical numbers that to Western eyes often interrupt the logical progression of plot. If you are into sports films with a Boffo Finish, looking for a perfect film for most young women with ambition, or merely a cross-cultural adventure, this is great fun.