Touch of Pink (2003)
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36% of critics liked it
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62% of users liked it
(5,988 ratings)
Canadian writer/director Ian Iqbal Rashid makes his feature film debut with the romantic comedy Touch of Pink. Jimi Mistry plays Alim, an young gay Ismali-Canadian living in a fashionable section of London. He has an active fantasy life involving Kyle MacLachlan, who appears as the charming ghost of… More Canadian writer/director Ian Iqbal Rashid makes his feature film debut with the romantic comedy Touch of Pink. Jimi Mistry plays Alim, an young gay Ismali-Canadian living in a fashionable section of London. He has an active fantasy life involving Kyle MacLachlan, who appears as the charming ghost of Cary Grant. Alim also has an active social life in the real world with his actual boyfriend Giles (Kristen Holden-Ried). His life of leisure is interrupted when his mother Nuru (Suleka Mathew) arrives in town unexpectedly from Toronto. She also has a secret plan to take him back with her to Canada so he can settle down and find a nice Muslim girl to marry. Touch of Pink premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2004. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, Rovi
- Directed By
- Ian Iqbal Rashid
- Written By
- Ian Iqbal Rashid
- Genres
- Romance, Art House & International, Gay & Lesbian, Comedy, Drama, Science Fiction & Fantasy
- In Theaters
- Jul 16, 2004 Wide
- Studio
- Sony Pictures Classics
Critic Reviews
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Steve Murray, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
There are two crucial bits of miscasting, one bad, one good, both distracting.
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Bruce Westbrook, Houston Chronicle
Its plot is hackneyed and banal.
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Tom Long, Detroit News
An uncomfortable jumble of Harvey, Bend It Like Beckham and The Birdcage.
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John Monaghan, Detroit Free Press
Much of the problem with Touch of Pink rests with Mistry, whose nice guy appeal registers even less than it did in his previous starring vehicles, The Guru and The Mystic Masseur.
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Jen Chaney, Washington Post
MacLachlan's strong jaw line and his valiant attempt to act so very Cary aren't enough to save this film.
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Cast
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Jimi Mistry
as Alim
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Kyle MacLachlan
as Cary Grant
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Kristen Holden-Reid
as Giles
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Suleka Mathew
as Nura
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Brian George
as Hassan
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Veena Sood
as Aunt Dolly
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Raoul Bhaneja
as Khaled
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Liisa Repo-Martell
as Delia
- Kristen Holden-Ried
- Linda Thorson
- Malika Mendez
- Sue Matthews





