Gandhi

Pros: Kingsley is larger than life
Cons: Aimless screenplay and direction. Figures are not characterized except by an excess of sanctity.

Actor Richard Attenborough (The Great Escape, The Sand Pebbles, Brannigan) tried his hand behind the scenes as director a few times. In my opinion he was a better actor than a director, but one of his crowning achievements as director was this biography...

Pros: A brilliant re-creation of the life of Mohandas K. Gandhi
Cons: None

NOTE TO READERS: Although this review was not originally written for this weekend’s "Hard_To_Please Love Fest," I've decided to add it as a second contribution to this most worthy cause. Therefore, all Eroyalties earned by this...

Pros: Excellent acting, very educational about the British Empire and good advice.
Cons: I think non-violence is very hard to employ as a means

“All throughout history, the way of truth and love has always won. There have been tyrants and murderers and for awhile they can seem invincible, but in the end they always fail. Always.” Of all the quotes from Gandhi, and from the ...

Pros: Great story, Wonderful character development, Amazing acting, Incredible DVD bonus features
Cons: Intermission, A few stroytelling gaps

There are any number of films that I would openly and eagerly acknowledge as great that I would never want to watch more than once. So, it is with increasing pleasure that I encounter new-to-me films that live up to their hyped greatness that I would ...

Pros: The story of Gandhi is important for everyone to see
Cons: None

This movie is an excellent account of the world-wide impact of Gandhi. It chronicles much of his life as a peacemaker. I believe that Gandhi is one of the greatest leaders that the world has ever seen (even Dr. Martin Luther King borrowed from him)....

Pros: Ben Kingsley, cinematography, story, values
Cons: lengthy, saintly or stereotyped characters

The life of Mahatma Gandhi is inspirationally depicted in this three hour plus biography, which won an incredible eight Academy Awards. Ben Kingsley was plucked from obscurity by director Richard Attenborough to play the legendary spiritual leader, a...

Pros: Epic, uplifting
Cons: Taken for what it is, none

It is simply wonderful that a movie on this scale was made about this most enigmatic man. I have been an ardent student of Gandhi for years and own an extensive collection of books and many magazine articles contemporary with the time of Gandhi’s...

Pros: Ben Kingsley
Cons: sometimes items are rushed through, and the detail is foggy to the viewer

I saw this movie when it came out years ago, and my husband and I rented it two weekends ago. It is long - 2 tapes and about 3 hours. It is worth the trouble!

Gandhi starts out with hair, in South Africa. He is deemed a Negro by the...

Pros: The best biographical film I've ever seen
Cons: He died so violently. Very sad.

Gandhi was released in 1982 by director Richard Attenbourough. It stars Ben Kingsley as Gandhi and Candace Bergen as Life magazine photojournalist Margaret Bourke-White. It won an Oscar for Best Picture.
This film is the the story of Mahatma...

Pros: Great acting. True story and depiction. Very moving. Direction.
Cons: None

"An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind"
The wonderful man/sage Mohandas K. Gandhi once said. This movie, made in 1982, depicts the story of Mahatma (great soul) Gandhi better than any I've seen before.

Acting - Ben Kingsley!...