Reviews

This is by far the best "Anne Frank" adaptation I have ever seen. Each actor or actress is so genuine to his or her part, it's amazing...beyond words. Sir Ben Kingsley is perfect as Otto, Hannah perfect as Anne and Nick is perfect (+) as Peter.

I was disappointed with this movie. The movie looked like it cost a pretty penny to make, and I like movies directed by Indians. I also try to identify or like at least one of the main characters. Did I? I liked no one in this movie except Abou. I didn't like Eithne, the girl we were supposed to love in this movie. Why? She is so undecisive about whom she really loves and she is not convincing enough with her emotions.

It could be that she was being so dry to exemplify British attitudes. However so, I didn't believe her when she said towards the end "It is really you I've loved all along." REALLY?? Then why did she fall for someone else so fast after she assumed the love of her life was dead? Even when she apologized for it, it was a "proper, English apology," with few words and no real tears.

Finally, I also didn't like the fact that the British were portrayed as "the good guys" when they destroyed a lot of Muslim and indigenous peoples. I realize the opposing forces did some pretty bad damage, too, but there were certainly some places where the movie said, "Britains good, foreigners bad."

I would not recommend this film.

I really enjoyed this epic film, and the minutes seemed to fly by. Every scene was flawless and Ben Kingsley portrayed Ghandi so well by the end of the film, his skin tanned and his head bald with the glasses--it was like seeing the real Ghandi...

The only part that took some getting used to was in the very beginning when Kingsley leaves his parents and gets on the train. In this scene, when he announces himself as "Mohandas K. Ghandi" with the palest skin and the most English accent I found myself saying, "How rude! He stole Ghandi's ticket!" But then, when I found out he WAS Ghandi....

Everyone must see this film to truly understand Ghandi and his way of life.

I really enjoyed this film! What could be better than combining the ancient history of 4th C. India, an erotic film, and Naveen Andrews?

This ABCD (American Born Confused Desi) loved it, put in my top ten and use it as a way to put me in the mood!

As an ABCD (An American Born Confused Desi) I wanted to make my first Bollywood hit a memorable one...and that this movie was!

While keeping to a simple plot and common theme of love in a war-torn country, the struggles are just and portrayed more seriously than other "love during war" films...

I won't give away the terrific ending, but I will tell you that it is a happy one, and though it is common for Hindi films to have a happy ending, a love story with a happy ending never gets old, does it not?

The only thing non ABCD'ers will find odd/curious is the fact that the movie frequently took a "break" for the characters to lip-sync a song about how they felt. I liked it, but for the first five seconds I was like, "Why are we having a music video in the middle of the movie??"

Overall I give this movie 5 stars out of 4. Is it because I love any Bollywood film? Is it because I'm an ABCD? Is it because I'm a hopeless romantic? I don't know, but I highly recommend you see 1942: A Love Story!