by John Zenoni
‘Polite Society’ is an absolute blast from the get-go. It's such a different and refreshing spin on the action/martial arts genre in that it's comprised primarily of women doing the fighting and it's a blast. Not to mention the three female leads are so good and bring such fun and comedy to their roles.
The entire cast is brilliant but, especially, Priya Kansara, who stars as Ria Khan, a British-Pakistani teenager who's training to be a martial arts expert. Ria’s best friend is her sister, Lena, played by Ritu Arya, who used to paint but dropped out of school and moved back in with her parents. Lena is engaged to be married to Salim, much to Ria’s concern. After trying her best to prove to her family that Salim is not a good person - especially his mother, Raheela, played by the devilish Nimra Bucha - Ria decides she has to take matters into her own hands and recruits her two friends to help kidnap her sister from her own wedding.
This is one of the best films I have seen this year, and actually, in a while. Kudos to director Nida Manzoor for making such a fun, quirky, action filled film.
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