PARTITION

India 1940s. The British are leaving and violence erupts between Muslims and Sikhs, rather than Hindus. Another setting for Romeo and Juliet. You know there will be no happy ending. There never has been in a film touching these issues.

The story moves along fairly smoothly, although some scenes feel a bit jumpy in that they're short. It sounds almost like a Hollywood soundtrack. The plot is a bit simple too, that outside of the initial dispute, everything gets resolved almost a little too easily, and the end is almost physically unbelievable, without giving away what happens, you'll have to see for yourself.

Overall, it's an enjoyable film, if you'll pardon the lack of political correctness in choice of words. One forgets from time to time that Kristin Kreuk is not actually Indian, but the two leads are well played. The best scene in the film? At the train station where they're separated by the train tracks, a meaningful setting complimenting the title and one of the main themes.