It's a worth watching fabulous visual experience for sure but not an emotionally or spiritually moving fantasy.

Rating: 7/10 (22 December 2012)

Widely publicized as a spectacular, visionary project with a spiritual touch, Life Of Pi was eagerly awaited by both the appreciators of meaningful cinema and the lovers of realistic 3D technique together. Also promoted as the most astonishing visual achievement after Avatar, the makers were successful in putting many innovative ideas in the mind of the enthusiastic viewers waiting to be shocked and amazed by some unbelievable kind of content as shown in its promos.
However, the film makes a mixed kind of impact as it ends wherein the creative team perfectly fulfills the main aspect of their promises made regarding the superior technicality of the product. But at the same time the film is not able to cater the spiritual or emotional aspect of its storyline that impressively. Adapted from Yann Martel's novel, its unarguably a superb visual experience without any doubt. The execution of its unimaginable plot and sequences through a fresh colourful palette on the screen surely transports the viewer into a different fantasy world in its two hours of duration as a novel experience. So if you are willing to see an eye catching extravaganza supported by some outstanding hard to believe computer graphics, then you would love watching Life Of Pi a lot.
But in case you are expecting an emotionally moving spiritual experience talking about a rare journey in the sea lived by a young boy and a tiger together then you may find it a lot less appealing than promised. Enacted well by Suraj, Irrfan Khan (ignoring his accent), Tabu and Adil Hussain, along with a graphically created incredible Bengal Tiger it's a difficult film directed by Ang Lee and remains a stunning treat for your eyes throughout as far as its cinematography, under-water takes, frames, sound, treatment and execution is concerned.
Yet Life Of Pi cannot be rated as a movie with a highly emotional quotient giving you some enlightening insights of a divine existence around us through its fictional characters. The few initial moments of the film devoted to the discovery of various religions by Pi fall flat without any clear vision and the same can be said about the questions raised on the subject of Life, Death and Faith in its various tense moments.
To conclude Life Of Pi is surely a life time achievement by director Ang Lee if one only considers its unique, never before kind of visual impact alone. But honestly I couldn't feel any human heartfelt touch in it and couldn't applaud it whole heartedly as I was willing to.