I agree with Lee that the portrait of Orthodox life in the film "arranged is positive and that it is entertaining but I wish to point a few issues. I watched it in Charlotte NC's Jewish film festival. I assume that the producers are Jewish. The attempt to be politically correct bothered me. The insensitive assistant director aggressiveness and does not have to be the key to the story.This is a public school the director does not have to be Jewish and (of course) obnoxious . I was more troubled by the effort to show the Islamic family as much more positive than the Jewish one. When the Jewish girl invites her Muslem friend to her house the mother does not welcome her because she is afraid that it will affect her daughters chance to find an appropriate shiduch. On the other hand the Jewish teacher is welcome in her Muslem friend's home. The Muslem rejects one much older and impolite suitor. The second one is perfect. At the same time her Jewish friend is introduced to half a dozen klutzes and finally find the right hatan in a way that works only in movies. The young women friendship is the best part of the movie because it is believable. Amalia Warshenbrot, Charlotte North Carolina
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