pmmd44 saw the movie in Austin.beautiful story.cast choice was perfect.Brian George blows you away.chemistry between Sara Shahi & Zach Levi is outstanding.when Sara Shahi smiles the screen lights up.reminds me of Sophia Loren.Fran Kranz,s comedic timing is impeccable.Kathy Baker plays a solid role as usual(the old reliable)editing is superb.the movie really moves.audience reaction was tremendous.people were laughing so you you could not hear all the dialogues.need to see it again to catch all the dialogues.hope it is released soon.one sees so many movies out there that are not even half as much fun.hopefully a distribution company will pick it up soon.even a limited theatrical release in l.a. & n.y. followed by cable ,t.v. & d.v.d. release will be great so a wide audience could see it.

LahoreeGirl Shades of Ray is truly entertaining. The cast is great not to mention Ray's love interest is gorgeous. The movie had everyone in the theater doubling up laughing. The way Ray's Dad is portrayed as a very typical Pakistani father and the comments he makes are very much on point which is one one of the reasons he makes the movie so funny. There are very few movies that portray the normal life of a half Pakistani and Italian person going through just normal everyday thingsin the US. Such as relationships etc. Ray is torn in the movie between his Pakistani and Italian side. The movie is a perfect blend of comedy and drama. It is definitely a must see for everyone.

snarimba I saw this film at the Lone Star Film Festival in Texas-- it was absolutely wonderful. The cast was great and the chemistry between Sarah and Zach was just heart-throbbing. Sarah is in NBC Life and she stole the show-- her acting is just dynamic. From seeing her act in Life as a Los Angeles police officer, to a half Pakistani/half American woman is just amazing. You see two completely different sides of acting with Sarah Shahi and it's just amazing. Zach is in Chuck, and his character just makes you think and appreciate the hardships everyone goes though. I waited in line for an hour and a half to get seated and the theater was jam-pack sold out. This was just an absolutely wonderful romantic comedy. After the screening, there was a question/answer session with the writer/director Jaffar Mahmood, and he just truly told the audience how it was. He made you feel the heart and soul in his production. Half way through the question/answer session, actress Sarah Shahi called and they put her on speaker phone and a microphone so everyone could hear her-- she thanked the audience for attending, and spoke about how great the cast and crew were and how much energy, devotion and love was put into creating this film, I don't know who could hold a higher respect than Sarah and the rest of the cast; even Sarah's family came into town to screen the film. I cannot wait to watch it again in the movie theaters!! Great job, guys! This is definitely a wonderful and beautiful movie, both in realms of color in the cinematography, the editing, the music, the humor and love. Great movie, above all. Watch out Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks... you've got competition with "Shades of Ray." There was a lot of hype with this film, and that hype will continue to grow. Shades of Ray is just truly heartfelt and original.

nlj79 While the main character is biracial, you don't need to be of mixed race to enjoy this movie. It has a very "Big Fat Greek Wedding" characteristic in that the plot/characters/story speak to most (if not all) audiences, not only those that may be of the same ethnic/racial background(s) as the main character.Race plays an important role in the movie, but don't think this movie is only about race. It is also about discovering that often times what we think is true is not, for better or for worse. More importantly, however, is what the character does after recognizing the falsity of some of his assumptions/beliefs.I recommend this movie to anyone who is looking for a romantic comedy that doesn't follow the typical and banal plot lines of most Hollywood stuff. The movie is all the more impressive given it is the director's first feature-length film.