
Shelley Conn plays Nina, a young woman who ran away to London to avoid an arranged marriage. She returns to Glasgow three years later (after her father dies unexpectedly of a heart-attack) to find his gambling problem means the family restaurant has to be sold. To save it Nina decides to compete in a TV curry competition.... (Full plot summary below)
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Shelley Conn plays Nina, a young woman who ran away to London to avoid an arranged marriage. She returns to Glasgow three years later (after her father dies unexpectedly of a heart-attack) to find his gambling problem means the family restaurant has to be sold. To save it Nina decides to compete in a TV curry competition.
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| Eye for FilmAmber WilkinsonTouches of magic realism indicate we are in an ideal world where love will, if not conquer everything, then pretty much hug it into submission. |
| Los Angeles TimesMichael OrdoñaThere are a few surprising flavors in Nina's Heavenly Delights, but it's more of a samosa than a meal. The ceiling is set pretty low when characters start exhorting each other to "follow your heart." Which they do, early and often. |
| Time OutEdward LawrensonDisappointingly tepid and flavourless fare. |
| Metromix.comGeoff BerkshireThe novelty value of an east meets west cultural dynamic isn't enough to disguise how late Nina's Heavenly Delights is to the celluloid coming out party. |
| Playback:stlSarah Boslaughoffers high production values while telling a conventional tale with several moderately unexpected twists. |
| Film Journal InternationalFrank LoveceIt's a lovely ideal, and the food dishes are photographed scrumptiously, but the whole thing comes off undercooked. |
| Boxoffice MagazineJay AntaniParmar scores pleasant performances across the board...Yet the story is bland, like it's been over-workshopped in a screenwriting class, too polite and too smooth around the edges. |
| NewsBlazeKam WilliamsYou know a cross-cultural, gender-bending dramedy has issues, when its most memorable moment is a blasphemous, bouncy Bollywood musical finale featuring a female impersonator. |
| New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisA lesbian-foodie fairy tale that keeps its appetites well under control. The title may hint at naughty pleasures, but the director, Pratibha Parmar, is more interested in pappadams than passion. |
| Denver PostLisa KennedyNina's Heavenly Delights hints at better-simmered versions of similar dishes. |