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04/29/09
The Warrior (2005)
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Reviews Counted:41
Fresh:34
Rotten:7
Average Rating:6.8/10
Consensus: This simple but beautifully photographed film tells a timeless tale.
Synopsis: Named the Best British Film at the 2003 British Academy of Film and Television Awards, THE WARRIOR is a poignant look at the choices people are forced to make in order to survive. Irfan Khan is... [More]
Starring: Irrfan Khan, Puru Chhibber, Anupam Shyam, Aino Annuddin
Director: Asif Kapadia
Reviews for The Warrior
"The Warrior" is a timeless and lyrical movie set against the stunning beauty of the Himalayan Mountains.
04/16/09
Its deadly pacing and almost word-free screenplay make it seem like a very long slog indeed.
03/01/07
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12/30/06
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04/04/06
A starkly beautiful and poignant film of evil, family, transformation and redemption set in ancient India.
02/25/06
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01/26/06
Top CriticConsidering that this is a film set in feudal India of an indefinite era, the film should be surprisingly thoughtful and engaging for American audience.
12/25/05
Director Asif Kapadia mixes suggestions of violence (mostly off-screen) with sumptuous cinematography and a touch of the mystical.
12/24/05
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12/24/05
Top CriticA sublime rarity, with its renegade warrior's inner struggle reflecting our wayward society's quest to rediscover its lost soul.
12/08/05
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12/06/05
Top CriticIf subtitles turn you off of foreign movies, you won't have much of a problem with this one. Most of the film is carried by Khan's expressive face.
12/04/05
It's little more than a spaghetti western (which here might be called a chapati western), that elevates itself by not sticking entirely with its revenge intended theme.
11/30/05
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09/26/05
Top CriticIt is hardly the most original story, but Kapadia, the British-born son of Indian immigrants, infuses it so much with stately resonance and spiritual reverence, that it never seems remotely shopworn, much less laborious.
08/05/05
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07/30/05
Top CriticLong before the end, it takes on the quality of a wise fable and reveals itself as an enriching experience.
07/29/05
If you can forgive its lapses in storytelling and character development, then Kapadia's 2001 feature filmmaking debut delivers, at minimum, an impressive visual account of a worthwhile spiritual journey.
07/29/05
A mournful meditation on killing for a living, Asif Kapadia's film is by turns poetic and preachy. It's also unexpectedly gripping.
07/29/05
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