Before the Rains

Trite and disappointing. I at least hoped for an intelligent period piece and if not that than a good love story and if not that than at least a pretty picture with nice camera work and stunning, sweeping shots of the gorgeous Indian countryside. I was let down on all accounts. The politics of the time are dumbed down for the viewing public and the stunning camera work was all displayed in the previews. The love story never develops beyond the heartless white spice baron conquering the exotic Indian "landscape." Colonialism is bad. Everyone loses. In the end the Indian woman's soul is freed and she turns back into a dragonfly. The end.