Outstanding visuals, surprisingly funny, impressive debut by Suraj Sharma

Rating: 9/10 (19 December 2012)

Loved the movie, despite the divergences from the novel.
I laughed more than I expected to because Ang Lee has done a great job with the way dialogs are delivered, the timing of responses, and the intensely accessible facial expressions he has managed to extract from the younger actors.
Irrfan Khan as the older Pi is enigmatic and appropriately wry. He is an actor of magnificent understatement and terrific depth.
Suraj Sharma deserves every kind of praise because he has had to carry the film with probably only empty space to act with. Imagine, there's a projected animation of a tiger and a wide endless sea for environment. Suraj Sharma has done virtual one-man acting through much of the film to pull of something of a masterful debut.
I hope we get to see more of Adil Hussain. His character exudes strength and he conveys the character's love of family with exceptional sensitivity.
Then there's the ever-stunning Tabu, who appears fleetingly and is still utterly impressive.
Ang Lee thinks in light and color and movement. What a genius to convey what he imagines to millions via technology and a team of skilled professionals.
See this movie. It is the sort of movie that leaves you with images never experienced.