Bend It Like Beckham for the next three weekends, before being overtaken by "About a Boy". The film was released on DVD and VHS on 18 November 2002 by Warner Home Video. Among the DVD bonus features, there are several scenes that did not make the final release. Some include dialogue from Pinky's friends and from Jules, as well as her mother meeting Kevin and his friends outside a shop, which would have been helpful, as Kevin is mentioned three times but is never seen. "Bend It Like Beckham" surprised critics and met with mostly positive reviews. Review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes gives the
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