Story: Young Canadian-Indian Rajveer Singh ( Vinay Virmani) doesn't want to end up in his family business as a truck driver. Instead, he aspires to be a professional ice hockey player but is unable to do so due to the familiar problems of racism that the Indian community faces in distant shores. His only option is to set up his own team with the Punjabi boys of the neighbourhood, find a suitable coach (Rob Lowe) and break the racist barrier. But more importantly, he must convince his disapproving dad (Anupam Kher) who believes trucking is a better career than hockey.
Movie Review: Speedy Singhs is a smart little surprise package. It's a cheerful film that makes you smile with its subtle humour, its repartee-filled screenplay, its deftness at handling the umpteen relationships and its finely-nuanced performances.
Leading this pack of oddballs is Russell Peters who packs a punch as the offensive, scheming Punjabi groom who not only wants the suitable Punjabi girl as his bride but also her dad's business which might just be handed over to the hockey enthusiast nephew, Rajveer. Rajveer, on his part, is equally charming as the diehard hockey player who smiles his way through all the lows and never loses focus, not even when his dad throws him out of the house.
But more than the performances -- and the hockey matches -- it is the sundry relationships that form the core of the film. Rajveer's unflinching bond with his family, his tentative romance with law student Camille Bell, his highs and lows with coach Winters, his camaraderie with his team mates and his love-hate relationship with bro-in-law Russell Peters make for some compelling viewing.
A little more spice and edge to the delineation of the game itself would have made the film an action-packed adventure too. Nevertheless, Speedy Singhs, with a guest appearance by Akshay Kumar (as himself), is an entertaining watch. |
