My Beautiful Laundrette

A film review by Christopher Null - Copyright © 2003 Filmcritic.com

Unusual and quirky, one wonders how much of a cult hit My Beautiful Laundrette would have been without a very early performance by Daniel Day-Lewis as the gay pal of an Indian entrepreneur. Centering around the run-down laundromat the pair fix up and the gangster elements they face down in order to do it, Laundrette is often fun and endearing, at least when it makes sense.

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Rating

3.5 out of 5 Stars

Cast and Crew

  • Director: Stephen Frears
  • Producer: Tim Bevan, Sarah Radclyffe
  • Screenwriter: Hanif Kureishi
  • Stars: Saeed Jaffrey, Roshan Seth, Daniel Day-Lewis, Gordon Warnecke, Derrick Branche, Rita Wolf
  • MPAA Rating: R