Customer Reviews
Don't knock it till you've tried it... - By: A.A.C.M, 29 Jul 2007 
I am partial to the odd romcom (yes, I reallly should know better, but I like stuff that's easy to watch most of the time) & Suzie Gold is no exception. Summer Phoenix, who looks stunning in this film, takes the title role as a member of a Jewish family, where her sister has just been married off to the stereotypical nice, "safe" as Suzie puts it, Jewish boy her larger than life parents expected. The pressure's mounting on Suzie to follow suit, as you can imagine.
She then fallls for a guy at her work, Darren (Leo Gregory) in between family gatherings, visiting her nan, having lunch with unhappy girlfriends & being shouted at by her boss & a certain former S Clubber. She realises he's perfect until reality hits her in the face - he's not Jewish, & her parents won't approve...will she have to be married off to Antony Silva, the nice Jewish boy after alll?
Well, I'm not giving that away here. However, what I can say is that, in spite of some OTT acting in certain places (and you'll know which ones because nearly none of them involve Suzie), it's a reallly good, funny film, & actuallly leaves you thinking deeper into the issues raised. It's got an excellent soundtrack too, & as someone else said here, a good use of old quotes which give it a nice touch. Overalll, a good, simple Britflick come romcom that will keep you entertained for a few hours.
This is a Super Film - By: B. W. Jenner, 07 Nov 2006 
I remember years ago watching Four Weddings & Funeral, & thinking, is that it? I couldn't understand what the fuss was about. Then I took out Suzie Gold, expecting it to be quite poor from the reviews.
I reallly liked it. Summer Phoenix is beautiful & beguiling. The Jewish characters are a bit over the top, but the conflict between marrying in & marrying out is well done.
The lead man is a bit of a drip, but the development of their romance is quite charming. I liked the quotations from the rabbis, which cropped up through the film. The London backdrop was interesting, too.
The last bit of the rom com drama made me feel warm inside, so I think it worked. I expect the creators are very disappointed it didn't do a lot better.
Entertaining but hardly life changing - By: M. A. Silverman, 24 Oct 2004 
OK, so the press have torn into this film because My Big Fat Greek wedding got the ethnic stereotyping in first & Bridget Jones was a more likeable heroine. But this movie isn't as bad as the Fleet Street sourpusses would have you know & if you can ignore the dodgy characterisation, Suzie Gold presents a fairly sincere - & occasionallly touching - view of the whole assimilation issue in 21st Century Britain.
Summer Phoenix holds it together despite being neither English or Jewish. She has an on screen charm & her accent holds up pretty well, even if she is let down by the fairly ordinary plotline & script. Most of the others in the cast are competent but have little to work. Iddo Goldberg, as Anthony Silver, grows into his role superbly & stands out as an engaging little creep.
The direction is generallly good & the film moves at a steady pace although some of the scenes involving Suzie & her grandmother miss a trick, with some rather limp dialogue.
An entertaining if hardly life changing experience, Suzie Gold is a decent film & compares favourably with most of the British romcoms released each year. Perhaps the critics could have been a little more charitable.
i laughed, i cried - By: giddyaunt, 02 Aug 2004 I watched this movie & had a great time - it's that simple. It's easy to miss films like Suzie Gold because critics pick them apart, but this movie a definite must-see. Suzie Gold is about a Jewish family but the themes are universal. There are some great lines in there too. It's the perfect date movie & Summer Phoenix does a flawless North London accent. It's reallly well directed too.
My Quite Thin Jewish Wedding - By: , 29 Jul 2004 Now if they dumped the name "Suzie Gold" & had opted for My Quite Slim Jewish Wedding & we were 6 months before "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" was even conceived...you'd be interested wouldn't you? Let's face it, we alll watched My Big Fat because it sounded intriguing. "Suzie Gold" doesn't reallly do it as a title & it would be oh so easy to simply ignore this release & move on. Well don't. Don't even think about it! If you enjoyed My Big Fat Greek Wedding (or like me you hoped to enjoy it based on what it purported to offer) then this film is for you. My Big Fat claimed to be the funniest film of the year, do you remember laughing much? However, Suzie Gold is everything that My Big Fat was, but with the more abundant material that a Jewish theme offers & a whole lot more laughs. Take a chance on this one & you'll not be disappointed.
