Shirin in Love

2014

Action / Comedy / Romance

8
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 50% · 14 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 50% · 100 ratings
IMDb Rating 5.1/10 10 996 996

Plot summary

Despite being engaged to a successful Iranian plastic surgeon in Beverly Hills, Shirin finds herself falling for a mysterious young man who lives in a lighthouse in northern California.

Director

Ramin Niami Photo
Ramin Niami

Top cast

Elizabeth G. Moore Photo
Elizabeth G. Moore as Fashionista
Amy Madigan Photo
Amy Madigan as Rachel
Riley Smith Photo
Riley Smith as William
Maz Jobrani Photo
Maz Jobrani as Mike
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879.46 MB
1280*714
English 2.0
NR
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23.976 fps
1 hr 44 min
Seeds 3
1.66 GB
1920*1072
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 44 min
Seeds 4

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by michael_sluka 6 / 10

If you like Hallmark stuff, this is for you

While not as sexually-sterile as Hallmark, it makes use of the typical HM plot line and is probably a PG rating vs the always a G for Hallmark.That plot line is a female lead as feature and we follow her 100-minute journey from already engaged but not captivated, finding a more Mr. Right, having a stupid (and avoidably long) conflict with Mr. Right, and then finding magical resolution and wedding in the very last 2 minutes. Also aligning with Hallmark tropes is the male lead is not a man's man, but sort of bumbling, naive and unassertive....leaving the female to do most all the romance-advancing/saving work. Any normal guy involved with this girl would have not been as uncommunicative and weak-kneed as this guy was and the conflict could have been resolved immediately with a phone call to the girl before falling on his sword to the mother's trickery.In this case, the lead actress is also more sexy and attractive than most of the actresses appearing in Hallmarks and we see her svelte body in a bikini. Her mother's contantly cleavaged attire will also drive Hallmark's pearl-clutching viewers to angst. Finally, the dialogue of some of the supporting cast is juvenilely sexual. All this is where the higher PG rating comes in. But, it is also a fair bit of the comedic content.In sum, it is sort of a dull romance, but interlaced with some comedy and some heartfelt supporting characters making it watchable and modestly enjoyable.
Reviewed by dominic-m-730-399600 10 / 10

I was very pleasantly surprised!!

I totally disagree with the Dr and the other reviewer who gave very scathing reviews of this wonderful film. Coming from someone who knows absolutely nothing about the Iranian culture, I enjoyed learning a few things about the culture. I thought the acting was actually great because it wasn't over the top or overstated. It was very natural, and I thought the performance by Amy Madigan was fantastic. The two leads were also fantastic, especially Riley Smith. It was a film that made me laugh, made me cry, and ticked all the boxes of a rom com/chick flick and this coming from a guy. Congrats to the producers and director of this film for bringing out the best in the actors and the settings. Also congrats to the cinematographer Garrett Shannon who shot some fantastic scenes, especially those beautiful shots in Northern California. If anyone knows where exactly this is in north California I'd love to know. Cheers to all cast and crew for a FANTASTIC movie. You should be proud!
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