Gandhi Reviews and Ratings


  • jekoaguado
    June 9, 2009
    jekoaguado
    Very beautiful film! You learn alot from this film. A very nice drama. Also, great acting from Ben Kingsley.
  • rainonjune
    June 7, 2009
    rainonjune
    Biographical epic on the life of MOHANDAS K GANDHI, a proponent of peaceful revolution.....
  • AusChic
    June 2, 2009
    AusChic
    If your into Ghandi, you'd enjoy this movie, its not bad.
  • Dracula787
    May 16, 2009
    Dracula787
    I?ve had a pretty low opinion of this film for years, probably because I had a pretty bad attitude when I first saw it. Watching it now with less of a chip on my shoulder, I think it works pretty well. Ben Kingsley is really pretty damn good here, he?s doing a great impression ...( read more)but does it in a way that doesn?t feel like an impression, that?s a pretty big achievement alone. The rest of the film is a really ambitious epic. It desperately wants to be Lawrence of Arabia (it?s structure is ripped right from that David Lean epic), and it never reaches the heights of that film, but there are worse ambitions to aspire to than that. Richard Attenborough is clearly very good at assembling obscene numbers of extras, but never loses sight of the man at the center of the film. The dialogue effectively delivers historical exposition without being clunky. It?s good stuff, I?m glad I stopped being a hater and picked this Blu-Ray up.
  • luckystar13sporty
    May 12, 2009
    luckystar13sporty
    Want to watch it so badly!!
  • denajopavlovic
    April 16, 2009
    denajopavlovic
    Just a superb film. Ben Kingsley is amazing! Martin Sheen is wonderful-the whole cast is really just great. A very emotional film-don't watch when you're looking for something light and funny.
  • MissMarvel81
    April 15, 2009
    MissMarvel81
    OMG! he looks lyk gandhi! watched it n skool...wasnt really paying attention so dont kno wat 2 rate it...
  • GustafAronsson
    April 5, 2009
    GustafAronsson
    Ben Kingsley is amazing as the spiritual leader Mohandas Gandhi in this fantastic movie. I don't know if it's historically accurate, but it doesn't matter.
  • rew69er
    April 3, 2009
    rew69er
    not bad but a bit uneventful
  • disturbiafan
    April 3, 2009
    disturbiafan
    this movie is truly epic, it was breathtaking and amazing. a bit dull at times, but also unintentionally humorous n others. realistic and truly remarkable. grateful for chance of getting to watch this movie. beautifully done, and kingsley was nothing short of majestic.
  • kattnnip
    April 2, 2009
    kattnnip
    Great Movie!! Recommend it to anyone.
  • merlynsprankling
    March 30, 2009
    merlynsprankling
    Richard Attenborough's film focuses on the powerful convictions of the lawyer who led the nonviolent revolt against the British in the years following Wordl War 1. The biopic is a sweeping account of the life and times of Mohandas K. Gandhi, the saintly, pacifist father of modern...( read more) India.

    The film opens at the funeral of Gandhi, followed by his life in chronological backflashes, focusing on the passive resistance that became the trademark of his struggle for independence from Britain.

    The three-plus-hour epic is indeed faithful to the historical records of Gandhi's achievements and his revolutionary adherence to nonviolence as a powerful political weapon. At the same time, Attenborough almost avoids the heart of the man, choosing to beatify Gandhi instead. In this movie, Gandhi is the Mahatma--the "Great Soul"--but never Gandhi the Man.

    At the center of the film is Ben Kingsley's riveting performance as Gandi. Kingsley is an Anglo-Indian, born Krishna Banji in 1944 in England. The film took him to India for the first time, yet he ensured that he gave his performance an extra dimension by immersing himself in Gandhi's way of life, like sitting cross-legged on a mat, following his diet and practising yoga.

    The flick was created before the era of computer-generated images, yet the film's brilliantly directed and photographed, movingly told, and convincingly performed by an exceptional cast.

    Shot mostly on location in India, it features thousand of real extras with lavish details. With Gandi, Attenborough proved that epics on the scale of Ben Hur were still possible in the eighties, and that historical epics would always have a place in cinema.

    In the film, however, Gandhi's assassination seems to come out of the blue--we're not told that there was a bombing attempt on his life just a few weeks earlier.

    Reading between the lines, it's apparent that Gandi's religious openness wasn't anything that most Hindus or Muslims were interested in sharing. Not even his devotion to the cause of India's "untouchables."

    Gandhi became a hero to the people of India not because of his elevated spirituality or his enlightened pacifism. They loved him because he took no notice from the British by defying their Anglo-Saxons' rules, and the Indian population bought into his nonviolence program because it worked!

    The sad reality is that on the same day that Britain granted India independence, the country was split in two. Jinnah's dream of a Muslim state, Pakistan, was fulfilled.

    Attenborough, who'd struggled to make this biopic film for 20 years, sought to resurrect the man for a modern generation. The resulting film won nine Oscars, including Bes Picture, Best Director and Best Actor.
  • mondopimp
    March 29, 2009
    mondopimp
    Great movie and whoever played Ghandi did a terrific job.
  • Tetsuo8
    March 27, 2009
    Tetsuo8
    a moving film, if you are not touched by this film, you are a robot.
  • sagapart12
    March 6, 2009
    sagapart12
    An excellent film that will most likely reach my top ten films one should watch in his lifetime. My only concern is that I struggle to separate my review of this film from simply the power of this story, and this person. Excellent job by Ben Kingsley nonetheless.
  • berigan
    March 4, 2009
    berigan
    Good film, great performances, and has the "British Epic" written all over it.
  • AshSuicide
    February 28, 2009
    AshSuicide
    Kinda awful.

    But historical.

    So, interesting.
  • andreizisgigi
    February 25, 2009
    andreizisgigi
    everybody should learn from him
  • malacaynomuerto
    February 20, 2009
    malacaynomuerto
    mm pues visualmente esta muy bien y es una peli biográfica en teoría debería encantarme pero no se esta como que no atrapa y se olvida fácilmente
  • kanokaan
    February 14, 2009
    kanokaan
    Another clasic movie! and of course its great.Anotther perfecto acting and make-up.i wanted to watch it since last year.finally i watched it and not dissapointed.i didnt believe when they said "its Ben Kingsley's first movie." and it isnt.but this is his only fifth movie.His acti...( read more)ng was so Perfecto as Gandhi.and make-up was great too.but it has some heavy dialogs and story went too fast in the beginning.anyway it is a great movie.watch it,enjoy it.
  • hawkledge
    February 1, 2009
    hawkledge
    Worshipful tribute to one of the world's great leaders, transcending the typical biopic with vivid recreations of important events. Ben Kingsley is superb in the title role.
  • zenmaster112
    January 21, 2009
    zenmaster112
    I was quite taken with the book the wit and wisdom og gandhi. I was curious about his bio I never looked it up. A good movie. You can change thigs with peaceful resistance instead of violence.
  • specanha13
    January 20, 2009
    specanha13
    Zzzzzzz see this movie with a lot of coffee.
  • sportboy
    January 17, 2009
    sportboy
    Not my type of film really its a very religious film about him believing in non-violent and stuff and believing that you should never hurt your enermies.

    It was a very religious film and a type of film I'm just not into but I had to watch it because it was a video we all had t...( read more)o watch in R.E but if I had the choice I wouldn't of seen it.

    On the otherhand religious people whould probablly love it but I'm not one of those I just didn't like it very much it just wasn't my type of film.

    The actors did pritty good in it though but the plot wasn't interesting and thats what I didn't like about this film thats why I have probablly rated this film so low the story probablly ruined this because the acting part was great there was some good actors in this film.

    And they also probablly tried a bit hard with the directing part to the directing part was good but I don't think they really needed to concerntrate so hard on the directing part I think they should of tried a bit harder with the plot instead because the story of it was not interesting at all.
  • berniebagaman07
    January 10, 2009
    berniebagaman07
    Sweeping epic with Ben Kingsley's totally convincing performance as Gandhi
  • alexbasketball
    January 4, 2009
    alexbasketball
    wow! 3 hours of kingsley as an indian... epic!

    whole thing draws you in and makes you wanna know more as the movie continues... as far as my own personal taste its not something i would put in my top films... but i certainly label it a great film through subject matter and film ...( read more)making abilities.

    ive definatly left this movie off my watch list for too long.

    when is someone gonna make a 3 hour film about keiths life... id sure like to see it?! (hint, hint mr film makers sigur?!)
  • neagamb
    January 3, 2009
    neagamb
    smth to learn from...
  • asma3749
    December 23, 2008
    asma3749
    had to watch it as part of my history class but actually enjoyd it!
  • TitanSweet
    December 19, 2008
    TitanSweet
    You can learn about the philosophy of non-violence and the beauty of it. The man that changed the world forever. Learn about the history of the British Rule in India. A man that changed the word through non-violence.
  • kyo9
    December 16, 2008
    kyo9
    probably the best biography movie I've ever seen.. Ben Kingsley really play the character well enough that I thought I'm seeing the genuine of gandhi through out this movie..
  • xxxcli213xxx
    December 13, 2008
    xxxcli213xxx
    iv seen bits i wana see the whole thing
  • redantfan
    December 12, 2008
    redantfan
    one of my all time favs. the legend of gandhi the man and his believes should never go forgotten
  • Liesebieke
    December 9, 2008
    Liesebieke
    Ben Kingsley is beyond brilliant here. I can not remember a 3-hours long movie that went by so fast. Moreover I was tired but the story just grips you by the throat and you can't stop watching. At least I couldn't.
  • kurosawian
    November 30, 2008
    kurosawian
    An epic story with a heartfelt message. Simply put: Gandhi is my kinda man.
  • terris85017
    November 29, 2008
    terris85017
    (1982 Director: Richard Attenborough)Phenomenal true story of pacifist Mohandas K Gandhi. I'd give it 7 stars because of its historical accuracy as well! Long, like 4 hours I seem to remember. Ben Kingsley again! What a versatile actor who brings to life this nobleman with gre...( read more)at heart & passion for peace for his country. The story of the family itself is amazing in itself. Gandhi's grandson tours & visited my community college 2 years ago.


    Excerpt of movie review from site "Written by: sebastian00
    The movie Gandhi starts off with the assassination of Gandhi on January 30, 1948. He was killed because of the split of Hindus and Muslims into Pakistan and India, instead of trying to keep the country united (which was impossible at the time). The story then jumps back to Gandhi early in his life, when he is a practicing attorney. He is traveling in South Africa on a train and is thrown off because he refuses to give up his first class seat. The conductor wants him to move because he is Indian. This upsets him and he organizes a burning of the discriminatory codes. The protestors are arrested and released.

    Gandhi is motivated by religious means; he believes that everyone is equal in God?s eyes. He gets involved in several movements for equality, and he stresses non-violence very strongly. The Indians are very mad because British rule continues to limit their rights. They are supposed to all get fingerprinted, and their marriage laws are invalid. Gandhi?s followers vow to fight their oppressors to the death, but he discourages them from violence. He and his wife form a sort of commune of purity. They live off of the land entirely. , , "
  • visweshsrinivasan
    November 26, 2008
    visweshsrinivasan
    its a true man's movie
  • JATbobDYLAN93
    November 21, 2008
    JATbobDYLAN93
    The great movie about a great hero. its so realistic.
  • Dvader42
    November 10, 2008
    Dvader42
    Ben Kingsley is top notch. Very compeling portrayl of Gandhi although not completely accurate. The irony of course is that a brittish man plays Gandhi
  • philliprenke
    November 9, 2008
    philliprenke
    A great epic movie and a great performance by Ben Kingsley.
  • smith44
    November 9, 2008
    smith44
    As always Old Fashioned Hollywood Superb portrait of India's great political and spiritual leader comes to life in Ben Kingsley's authoritative yet sensitive performance. Director Richard Attenborough's epic-scale production re-creates Gandhi's life and times, especially his use ...( read more)of non-violence and hunger strikes to bring together the diverse peoples of India and unify them as a nation. The funeral sequence was filmed on January 31, 1981, 33 years to the day after Gandhi's real funeral. Approximately 300,000 extras were used in that scene, the most for any filmepic Winner of my Top Biopic Films.
  • naypf
    November 3, 2008
    naypf
    Sleepy! It' good to see his life but I just am not interested in this part of history.
  • canadamooserm
    October 31, 2008
    canadamooserm
    Saw most of it... and then fell asleep. But the parts I saw were good.
  • melly2294
    October 27, 2008
    melly2294
    Spectacular movie. Really just completly uplifting. The courage and sheer morality that Gandhi possesed are absolutely inspiring to watch,a nd Ben Kingsley gives an excellent performance of the legendary man. Even if you're not familiar with Gandhi's works and teachings, watch th...( read more)is movie. Trust me, you can learn a lot.
  • Viriato
    October 21, 2008
    Viriato
    "Always have good thoughts
    because his thoughts are turned into his words
    Have good words
    because his words are turned into his actions
    Have good actions
    because his actions are turned into his habits.
    Be in good habits
    because his habits are turned into his values
    Have g...( read more)ood values
    because his values are turned into his destiny itself."
    Mahatma Ghandi

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