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Rating: 9/10 (26 October 2011)

"Generations to come will scarce believe that such a one as this ever in flesh and blood walked upon this earth." Albert Einstein said it. For great minds such as his, stunning is the result when allied with great actors. Ben Kinglsey reaches in here what might be his best performance as main actor, competing with his secondary role in Schindler's List. I imagine it would be unnecessary to describe the movie since everybody knows a little bit of Mahatma Gandhi. The movie is well made, you can get an idea of Gandhi's life. Nevertheless, I believe some crucial parts of his life are omitted, including some mistakes he made and plenty of his bizarre attitudes. It's understandable because the main goal here is obviously to emphasize Gandhi and his ideas' extreme uniqueness, but takes away some value, as it is always pleasant to lead with cool and courageous directors and writers. Richard Attenborough, as a director, never got very far, not further than this for sure. The most appealing feature lies in fact of, while being British, Attenborough embraces in a plot that blackens Great Britain's image very sharply. Anyway, that's a point in his favor, as the movie seemed very neutral on that matter. The beauty of his wiser words build a great movie, recommended not only for cinematographic reasons, but mainly philosophical, political and religious. It's this way because this movie doens't bright for technical effects or plot gymnastics. It's about the greatest man of the 20th century, and it's good. 10/10