Meet the Patels (2014)

Meet the Patels: Directed by Geeta V. Patel, Ravi Patel. With Ravi Patel, Geeta V. Patel, Champa V. Patel, Vasant K. Patel. An Indian-American man who is about to turn 30 gets help from his parents and extended family to start looking for a wife in the traditional Indian way.

“This very cute movie follows Indian actor Ravi Patelu0026#39;s adventures in dating, as, after breaking up with his adorably geeky white girlfriend he allows his parents to usher him into the world of Indian semi-arranged marriage, dating women all over the country as his sister documents his adventure and chats with him as both sister and interrogator.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe elaborate dating system he enters is quite interesting, and his eager-to-help parents are lovely people. The movie has a number of cute animated sequences, and as the movie progresses we learn a little about the behind-camera sisteru0026#39;s own dating life.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eOne thing about this movie – Iu0026#39;m not sure I like Ravi all that much. He comes across as an overly picky commitment-phobe whose vision of the ideal influences the way he treats women. Heu0026#39;s not terrible, the movie does confront this issues to some extent, and I appreciate that he was willing to show himself this honestly, but still, I was a bit put off by him at times.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eStill, this is informative and funny and nicely paced.”