promising concept ends up devolving into the ordinary
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Gandhi, My Father (2007)
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Reviews Counted:15
Fresh:6
Rotten:9
Average Rating:5/10
Rated: Not Rated
Genre: Foreign Films
Theatrical Release:Aug 3, 2007 Limited
Box Office: $174,425
Synopsis: This drama from India explores the troubled relationship between Mahatma Gandhi and his oldest son, Harilal.
Starring: Darshan Jariwala, Akshaye Khanna, Bhumika Chawla, Shefali Shah
Director: Feroz Abbas Khan
Reviews for Gandhi, My Father
1 - 16 (sorted by date)
Gandhi, My Father weakly opts for lionization at precisely the moment it should go in for the killshot.
10/14/07
Classy production values and a textured lead performance by Darshan Jariwala are undercut by a lack of real drama in Gandhi My Father.
08/15/07
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08/11/07
It's overlong and repetitive, but it impressively gives us a full-bodied portrait of the icon.
08/07/07
Jariwalla and Khanna's competent performances, and Khan's simplistic screenplay fail to grip and elevate this from an average to an exceptional piece of cinema.
08/07/07
Decently acted but ponderous in places.
08/03/07
A film at odds with itself.
08/03/07
There's nothing here to seriously damage Gandhi Sr's reputation; if anything, he is made more human.
08/03/07
An insight into the flawed nature of a great man.
08/03/07
Melodrama is milked at every conceivable point.
08/03/07
A long-distance trek with refreshment breaks.
08/03/07
A worthy subject and a great looking film, tragically let down by a major lack of pacing and focus.
08/03/07
Debut director Feroz Abbas Khan adapts his hit play Mahatma v/s Gandhi for the screen with mixed results.
08/03/07
It’s a beautifully shot and staged period reconstruction, and is at times impressively acted, at least in the secondary roles. What it lacks is fresh insight.
08/02/07
Moving, credible and tragic.
08/01/07
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