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I Can't Think Straight

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2008 | 82 min | Drama, Romance

Monday Morning Maybe

Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe

With just 18% on Rotten Tomatoes, a box office flop and little lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for romantics. Audiences love it more than critics do: a crowd-pleaser first.
The mood
Warm and romantic.
The pace
Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 22 min.
What might put you off
Critics were cooler on it than audiences.

Tala, a London-based Palestinian, is preparing for her elaborate Middle Eastern wedding when she meets Leyla, a young British Indian woman who is dating her best friend. Spirited Christian Tala and shy Muslim Leyla could not be more different from each other, but the attraction is immediate and goes deeper than friendship. But Tala is not ready to accept the implications of the choice her heart has made for her and escapes back to Jordan, while Leyla tries to move on with her new-found life, to the shock of her tradition-loving parents. As Tala's wedding day approaches, simmering tensions come to boiling point and the pressure mounts for Tala to be true to herself.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsWeak

    18% on Rotten Tomatoes

  • AudiencesSolid

    7.5 out of 10

  • AwardsNot counted

    No major awards or nominations

  • Box office & staying powerWeak

    $41K worldwide

  • Buzz & cultural impactBelow par

    About 35K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Shamim Sarif

  • Lisa RayTala
  • Sheetal ShethLeyla
  • Antonia FreringReema
  • Dalip TahilOmar
  • Nina WadiaHousekeeper
  • Siddiqua AkhtarMaya
  • Amber Rose RevahYasmin
  • Ernest IgnatiusSam
  • Anya LahiriLamia
  • Kimberly JarajZina