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Warrior, The
Miramax Films
FILM:
MPAA RATING: R for some violence
Starring
Irfan Khan,
Puru Chibber,
Aino Annuddin,
Manoj Mishra,
Nanhe Khan,
Chander Singh,
Hemant Maahaor,
and
Mandakini Goswami
The Warrior follows the visually stunning and emotionally exhilarating journey of an ancient Indian warrior who travels from the golden deserts of Rajasthan to the snowcapped peaks of the Himalaya in search of the one thing he has never known - peace - only to be chased by the forces of violence. (Miramax Films)
| GENRE(S): |
Adventure
|
Drama
|
Foreign
|
| WRITTEN BY: |
Asif Kapadia
|
| DIRECTED BY: |
Asif Kapadia
|
| RELEASE DATE: |
DVD: May 2, 2006
Theatrical: July 15, 2005
|
| RUNNING TIME: |
86 minutes, Color |
| ORIGIN: |
UK / France |
| LANGUAGE(S): |
Hindi (with English subtitles) |
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90
LA Weekly
Scott Foundas
Scaled like an epic but possessing the narrative simplicity of a fable, The Warrior unfolds over a brisk 85 minutes of screen time, keeping dialogue to a minimum as it celebrates the power of stories told through handcrafted, CGI-free images.
88
Chicago Tribune
Michael Wilmington
Most of all, it's a film for moviegoers who love powerful stories and ravishing imagery: timeless, eternal, the kind of tales handed from one generation and culture to the next -- and alive in all of them.
88
Philadelphia Inquirer
Carrie Rickey
What begins as Lafcadia's journey into the heart of darkness ends as his pilgrimage into the light. Stunning.
83
Entertainment Weekly
Lisa Schwarzbaum
Asif Kapadia's blazing feature debut, a gorgeously photographed saga with a fine sense of the way place shapes personality, has won numerous awards in the filmmaker's native Britain.
80
The New York Times
Laura Kern
A minimalist but strikingly beautiful tale of renounced violence told with uncommon precision and depth.
80
Los Angeles Times
Jan Stuart
It is chockablock with brutality, but the violence is of the high-minded, self-congratulatory sort that indicates without actually showing.
75
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert
What is best in the film is its depiction of the warrior's epic journey, photographed with breathtaking beauty and simplicity by Roman Osin.
75
San Francisco Chronicle
Mick LaSalle
It's a compelling minimalist drama about spiritual evolution, with strong performances and exotic locations.
70
Chicago Reader
Andrea Gronvall
There's more than a nod to Sergio Leone in Kapadia's rugged wide-screen landscapes, minimal dialogue, and extreme close-ups, but there's scant humor to relieve the harshness, and though he has presence Khan is no Eastwood--or even a Mifune.
63
Boston Globe
Janice Page
What really makes 'The Warrior worthwhile is its indomitable soul.
63
New York Daily News
Jami Bernard
The title-character's redemption comes very slowly. But if you have patience, this is a stately, beautifully composed story.
60
Film Threat
Rich Cline
This is a timeless tale; the time period is irrelevant as the story is a profoundly personal one about trying to reject the strong internal drive for vengeance.
50
TV Guide
Maitland McDonagh
The film's epic look is undermined by his narrow focus; in the end it feels rather thin and less than the sum of its handsome parts.
50
Village Voice
Uday Benegal
Visual grandiloquence more than makes up for the bare-bones dialogue. But while high on mysticism and vast in scale, The Warrior seems more poised than poetic, and ultimately landscape proves to be the film's real grabber.
40
The Hollywood Reporter
Joe Mader
The plot is simple to the point of being simplistic, and the characterizations are never more than rudimentary.
40
Variety
Derek Elley
Tendency to go for art rather than action, and a leisurely pace that isn't bolstered by much dialogue or food for thought.
40
The Onion (A.V. Club)
Nathan Rabin
Boasts an action-movie plot and an action-movie title, but precious little action. It's a lovely film about brutal men, but its integrity and visual splendor ultimately can't make up for its overall lack of visceral excitement.
38
New York Post
Kyle Smith
The Warrior may be mighty of sword but he is exceedingly limp of writing. We never learn why he went bad in the first place, or what causes his sudden conversion. If the audience is expected to do most of the work, we should be paid $10.50 each.
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