Polite Society (2023) Movie Review

Polite Society (2023) Official Trailer

A teenager attempts to stop her sister’s wedding because she finds something immediately wrong with the family that she’s marrying into. But things go awry very quickly, and things don’t go as expected.

Cast

Priya Kansara plays Ria Khan and recently starred in The Bastard Son & The Devil Himself (2022) television series. Ritu Arya plays Lena Khan and recently starred in Barbie (2023) and The Umbrella Academy (2020-2024). Renu Brindle plays Mrs. Nawaz and recently starred in Black Ops (2023) television series. Shobu Kapoor plays Fatima Khan and recently starred in Three Little Birds (2023) mini-television series. Nimra Bucha plays Raheela Shah and has recently starred in Ms. Marvel (2022) television series. Akshay Khanna plays Salim Shah and has recently starred in The Doll Factory (2023) television series.

Plot

In London, Ria Khan aspires to be a stunt woman, and her sister Lena films her stunts. However, Ria fails miserably. Later, Lena meets Salim Shah and is immediately charmed by him. They agree to marry and move to Singapore. However, Ria discovers things aren’t exactly what they seem with the Shah family. They have a greater motivation. Fights and discoveries ensue until the final confrontation with Salim Shah and his mother, Raheela Shah.

Review

A charming twist and intermingling of action, romance and Bollywood (with a dash of science-fiction) movie. Some absurdly funny but ultimately sated elements throughout this movie. Most of the action sequences were incredibly short. The action sequence involving the families toward the end definitely should have been more fleshed out. That would have taken the movie over the edge.

Verdict (Out of 10)

This movie deserves a 7.1 out of 10. There were some creative and funny moments interspersed throughout the movie, but more could have been done to take the movie.