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      Bend It Like Beckham
 The original script had Jules and Jess in love with each other. As it turned out, the movie was still such a funny, awkward-in-the-right-places tribute to family and friendship and dreamers that I loved it even before I found that out. Footie as a celebration of life, femininity, and cross-culturalness.  | |||||
 
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