Despite an intelligent title performance by Ben Kingsley and impressive cinematography in the manner of David Lean, this huge, clunky biopic offers less than meets the eye.
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12/17/06
Gandhi (1982)
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Reviews Counted:39
Fresh:33
Rotten:6
Average Rating:7.7/10
Consensus: Director Richard Attenborough is typically sympathetic and sure-handed, but it's Ben Kingsley's magnetic performance that acts as the linchpin for this sprawling, lengthy biopic.
Runtime: 3 hrs 11 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: Richard Attenborough's award-winning epic recounts the life and times of Mahatma Gandhi. In South Africa, a young Indian lawyer is booted off a train for refusing to ride second-class. Fed up... [More]
Starring: Ben Kingsley, Candice Bergen, Edward Fox, John Gielgud
Director: Richard Attenborough
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Reviews for Gandhi
Its faults rather pale beside the epic nature of its theme, and Kingsley's performance in the central role is outstanding.
06/24/06
An informative and enjoyable movie.
11/07/01
No review available.
10/31/02
Ben Kingsley is nothing short of mesmerizing in the title role.
08/28/01
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08/22/03
No review available.
03/08/08
Attenborough's heavy-handed direction nearly derails the film, but Kingsley’s performance saves the day -- a rare thing of beauty, a joy that will be with us forever.
11/30/01
Attenborough's crowning achievement as a director.
03/25/08
Ben Kingsley's title performance is amazing, particularly in the way he ages across the five decades which the film depicts.
01/29/08
[The world] really needs this film.
01/01/00
Attenborough's profound epic spotlighting one of the 20th century's most prolific spiritual men of peace. Kingsley's portrayal of Gandhi is impeccable and inspirational to boot
06/04/03
Offers a conscience-exercising, mind-stretching, and soulful experience as it honors the great Indian leader who was an ethical giant and a visionary.
08/31/02
Epic tale about one man's journey down the transforming path of wisdom and peace.
11/07/02
It’s really not nearly as bad as I feared it might be.
03/05/02
...a huge, sprawling, old-fashioned epic...yet it manages also to maintain an intimacy with its subject that helps us to understand Gandhi as a person as much as an icon.
09/03/01
Both script and camera serve only as a canvas upon which the masterful Ben Kingsley paints a touchingly lifelike picture of one of the greatest men in history.
06/27/01
Marvelous. In every sense. Great movie.
11/14/02
An epic biopic, over three hours in length, Gandhi captures the spirit of the man and his struggles.
01/01/00
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