Film Review – Shirin in Love

I wouldn’t call it hope, but there was a desire to see “Shirin in Love” attack a romantic story with a distinct Iranian perspective, shaking up the routine. Unfortunately, writer/director Ramin Niami isn’t interested in a substantial exploration of culture, keeping the material as Hollywood as possible, with Iranian influences mere decoration that often get in the way of numbing cliché. Although it seeks to be soft, approachable entertainment concerning the needs of the heart versus the demands of tradition, “Shirin in Love” almost seem ashamed of its heritage, electing shed its personality to make a movie we’ve all seen a hundred times before. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com