All right, Bollywood fans, pay attention, because the folks out at Image Entertainment sent over a copy of Kites for us to review for you, and this one’s going to be something for a lot of reasons. Not only will you get the original Bollywood production, but you’ll also get the “remix”, a version remade in the United States. And while you’ll have to make your own call which is better, the fact that you get both is no small point in this one’s favor.

Kites–either version, really–follows J, a hustler from Vegas who finds himself falling in love with Natasha (or Jay and Linda in the American version), a woman engaged to his soon to be brother in law. And yes, J’s engaged himself, and to the daughter of a powerful gambling magnate. J and Natasha find themselves getting together, and thus ending up on the run. And with the gambling boss’ legion of henchmen in hot pursuit, J and Natasha find themselves desperate for escape…and escape together. Can they survive the onslaught of terrors awaiting them? Or will they find themselves dead for the double shot of insult they’ve leveled against one of the most powerful men around?

You likely won’t be surprised to find there are plenty of differences between the original Bollywood version of Kites and its American response. Bollywood is really its own style, the kind of thing you generally can only love or hate. Interestingly, this is also the best way to describe the American version.

This one is for the people who love romantic dramas, and only those people. No matter which version you actually go with, this thing is going to be romantic drama enough for most anyone. In fact, it’s even fairly appealing for those who don’t like romantic drama. This thing is romantic drama excelsior. Naturally, the American version is carrying what I’d call a bit more action to it (largely owing to its compressed nature; the original runs just over two hours, and the “remix” dumps a half hour from that), but still, either is going to be pretty heavy on the romantic drama.

Date movie? I’d say so. And guys, it won’t even be unbearable, and that’s good enough for many. And keep watching through the end, because there will be some last minute surprises worth watching on this one.

The Screenhead Ten Scale manages to surprise itself and gives the ultra-niche Kites and its accompanying remix a seven out of ten. This is romantic drama at its most pronounced, folks, but you’ll still do all right here, even if it’s not a date night.