
An aspiring Indian tech entrepreneur in the Silicon Valley finds himself unexpectedly battling the bizarre American immigration system to keep his dream alive or prepare to return home forever.... (Full plot summary below)
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An aspiring Indian tech entrepreneur in the Silicon Valley finds himself unexpectedly battling the bizarre American immigration system to keep his dream alive or prepare to return home forever.
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| The Seattle TimesTom KeoghFor Here or to Go? offers an insightful group portrait but lacks imagination in a romantic subplot and (except for a requisite Bollywood-style dance number) is visually dreary. |
| Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckThe subject matter's topicality doesn't provide sufficient compensation for the many dull patches in Rucha Humnabadkar's comedy/drama about a young Indian immigrant struggling to get his work visa extended. |
| Fort Worth Star-Telegram/DFW.comCary Darling[It] bites off more than it can chew...it is sometimes clunky and heavy-handed as it switches tones...The acting is all over the map and there's even a Bollywood-style dance number...Still...the subject matter is topical and the focus is fresh. |
| Audiences EverywhereNathanael HoodAs is the case in so many first-time feature films that don't make the cut, For Here or to Go? may have worked better as a short film that chopped out all the narrative chaff. |
| Village VoiceDaphne HowlandIt's enjoyable spending some time with dreamy Vivek and Shveta (Melanie Kannokada, also known as Melanie Chandra), who are lovely together despite their clumsy communication. |
| VarietyEddie CockrellWriter-producer Rishi S. Bhilawadikar’s too-busy script nevertheless scores legitimate points about the complexities and paradoxes of the visa application process, the resulting limbo in which many legitimately productive immigrants find themselves, and other frustrating and soul-searching issues facing ethnic communities. |
| Los Angeles TimesMichael RechtshaffenIn attempting to address its many concerns, the film’s agreeable, lightly satirical tone gives way to increasingly didactic dialogue and a stalling pace. |
| The Times of IndiaPallabi Dey PurkayasthaFor Here or To Go is one of those indie flicks that have a good premise but lack depth in storytelling. |
| The HinduNamrata JoshiAli Fazal remains likeable despite all the mess surrounding him and Rajit Kapur as a veteran techie pining for India is all sincere in a film that he doesn't deserve to be trapped in. |
| FilmfareDevesh SharmaThe flaw in the film is that it caters to stereotypes. |