1.5/4  Nothing to it.
A very poor biopic that is bad in many ways. This goes in the faction of not really getting to know the figure and it more of shows an outline of his life. You never really learn who he is, but he sure likes to be peaceful that is all you ... (read full)

4/4  Great
a brilliant movie about a brilliant man. Some say that it drags on, but i disagree, unles you have a short attention spand, because everything leads to something else and you have a need to find out what the next part of the story is. ... (read full)

4/4  Gandhi Quick Review
A film about the beauty of humanity and a very beautiful person. A very good insight into the life of a man that it is a great shame there are not more like. An absolutely perfect film and definately NOT too long.

3.5/4  Gandhi Quick Review
A fascinating look at a fascinating man. Ben Kingsley gives the performance of his career in bringing passion and humility to Gandhi and his helped by a superb supporting cast. It's a long film, but is well worth watching.

1.5/4  Gandhi Quick Review
I was really looking forward to learning a great deal about this man and his life. I didn?t learn much. It was very long and did nothing to really keep my attention span. Only watch this movie if you know about Gandhi or love biographies.

5/5 Classic
  by Lorshel (Vancouver, BC)
This is a movie that everyone should see. It is a classic and beautifully produced movie which tells the story of one of the great men in history who changed the world without the use of an army, weapons or money.

4/5 Gandhi Review
  by Geoffrey Williams
Gandhi has been widely recognized by many world-wide as a worshipful tribute to one of the 20th century's greatest leaders. The film opens with a statement from the filmmakers explaining their approach to the problem of filming Gandhi's complex life story "No man's life can be encompassed in one telling... least of all Gandhi's, whose passage through life was so entwined with his nation's struggle for freedom. There is no way to give each event its allotted weight, to recount the deeds and sacrifices of all the great men and women to whom he and India owe such immense debts. What can be done is to be faithful in spirit to the record of his journey, and to try to find one's way to the heart of the man." The film begins with Gandhi's assassination on January 30, 1948, and his funeral. After an evening prayer, an elderly Gandhi is helped out for his evening walk to meet a large number of greeters and admirers. Gandhi was highly portrayed as private and humble man, a thing which was so well exemplified by the actor playing Gandhi. The actor truly reflected the tender care of Gandhi. His dialogue is not extensive, nor does he engage in long, rambling speeches. His eyes speak humility, his movements speak love. He is the embodiment of everything Gandhi was, or was supposed to have been, without the need for showy displays of acting talent or loudly proclaimed diatribes.
The political story told by Ganhi seemed pretty unintelligible to me, and I never got much of a sense of what Gandhi was like as a man. But I don't believe Attenborough had much interest in those aspects of the story; I think he wanted to tell an inspirational tale about one of the most unusual men in world history. As U.S. Secretary of State George C. Marshall said, "Mahatma Gandhi has become the spokesman for the conscience of all mankind. He was a man who made humility and simple truth more powerful than Empires."


5/5 A classic nicely presented in Blu Ray
  by Robert M. Clement (Flower Mound, TX USA)
Saw this movie decades ago when it first came out. Blu Ray transfer was wonderful. Even though it was filmed almost 25 years ago, was as compelling today as when I first saw it. Video / audio quality very good but without today's "booming" sound effects. Recommended. Bonus material in form of interviews and reflections of original production crew interesting and filled in voids in creating the video. A nice addition if you want more "soak" time with the historical perspectives of the movie. Recommended.

5/5 the funeral featurette
  by Ross R. Whitney (Gig Harbor, WA USA)
If the only reason you buy this special edition of Gandhi is to view a nine-minute featurette on the filming of Gandhi's funeral, then you will have spent your money well. Some 23,000 feet of film were taken over about ten consecutive hours. Prepare to be stunned to learn the events of that day, the anniversary of the actual historical funeral.

4/5 Gandhi Review
  by Tia S. Harris
This movie was about a common man that became the influential person in India. In the beginning he started out as a mere lawyer that turned extreme activist. His influence over people was amazing. From the beginning he started off just trying to get equality for Hindu people in South Africa, after being thrown off of a train because he would not sit in third class because he was what they called "colored". After achieving his goal he went to India and acomplished the most amazing things. He took beatings from the police, jail time, and ridicule with stride. His method of fighting was not violence but disobedience. This worked to a point but he was trying to get his followers to understand that it only works if you do not sink to the other persons level and stand strong because the other person will see the wrong in what they have done eventually. He acieved his goal of helping India gain its independence but that just turned into a religionous war. Hindus verses Muslims. To Gandhi this was unexceptable. He went on a hunger strike until the fighting stopped this almost killed him. Eventually people took a step back though and the fighting did end.
This related to my world religions class because I think Ghandi had a very hinduism view of things. He believed that everyone was equal, and the they may all believe in different faiths but it all came down to the same supreme god. This reminded me of the main message of the Upanishads, that Brahman is Atman so everyone is equal. Gandhi treated treated everyone like they were part of his family. Everyone in his eyes was quual. He walked in the shoes of the rich, and also lived in the clothes of the poor.