Bend It Like Beckham film a score of 85% based on 151 reviews, with an average rating of 7.2/10. The consensus states, "Inspiring, compassionate, and with a sly undercurrent of social commentary, Bend It Like Beckham is a lively feel-good movie that genuinely charms." Kenneth Turan of the "Los Angeles Times" noted that the film "was really full of easy humor, an impeccable sense of milieu that is the result of knowing the culture intimately enough to poke fun at it while understanding its underlying integrity." "The Times of India" noted the film's social context, saying, "[it] is really about the bending of rules,
London in film Swindle" and the more recent return volley by the estranged band members in "The Filth and the Fury". The South London reggae scene is notably represented in "Babylon" (1980). "SpiceWorld" (1997) was a comedy starring pop girl group the Spice Girls. It was a commercial success but widely panned by critics. Early Victorian London was the setting for 2007's musical "". "K-On! The Movie" (2011) is the first Japanese animated musical film to be set in London, as it features a band whose music is inspired by British rock music. The band performs their original songs at Jubilee Gardens. London