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Gandhi

PhotobucketPhotobucketReverent drama of the lawyer who became the leader of the nonviolent resistance movement against British colonial rule in India. Ben Kingsley gives a flawless performance in the role of a lifetime. Technically stunning, exhaustively detailed biography about one of the 20th century’s most important figures is indeed impressive. However, one cannot get over the fact that this sprawling, lengthy epic feels more like a history lesson than entertainment. An unknown Daniel Day-Lewis appears briefly as a South African street tough who harasses Gandhi.

This entry was posted on May 19, 2009 at 8:00 pm and is filed under Biography, Drama, History with tags . You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

2 Responses to “Gandhi”

  1. terry Says:
    December 16, 2009 at 3:49 pm

    Hmmm! Maybe I’m reading too much between the lines in what you wrote, but let’s see if I can quantify your reaction a little more closely. Suppose they didn’t give you any choice and you had to sit through one of the following again, ALL the way from start to finish, which would it be: Gandhi, Reds, or The Last Emperor?

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