With his new film "What's Love Got to Do with It?" director Shekhar Kapur ("Elizabeth") has made a feel-good rom-com about the topic of arranged — also known as assisted —marriages.
Zoe (Lily James) is a documentarian who wants to make a film about honor killings. But her producers want something more, well, upbeat. This prompts her to chronicle her Pakistani next-door neighbor (and best friend) Kazim's (Shazad Latif) efforts to find a bride through assisted marriage. Zoe, a romantic who hasn't found Mr. Right, is skeptical of the practice, but Kazim thinks it might be a good option — especially since he has seen Zoe repeatedly fail at romance using dating apps.
