Given the current vogue for all things curry-flavoured (from Cornershop to Kundun to Kureishi), Shani Grewal's laughably low-budget affair might appear a hurried, zeitgeist-riding cash-in, with even less money than sense. Except it packs more energy, brio and honest-to-goodness spunk than many of the other more lavish products currently clogging the multiplexes.
It's a slight premise, but as an exercise in rapid-fire ribaldry, including a wicked take on Bollywood song and dance routines, director/ writer/producer Grewal has clawed his way back from the disastrous drubbing afforded 1991's Double X to turn in something rather special. In particular, coaxing natural, superlative performances from a predominantly young multi-racial cast. Ganatra's Lothario (owing a distinct nod to Alfie) coruscates with presence, while Jacqueline Pearce as The Oyster Lady contributes sterling back-up.