Ang Lee deftly brings to life an 'unfilmable' novel

Rating: 7/10 (17 January 2014)

Version I saw: UK cinema release (3D)
Actors: 7/10
Plot/script: 8/10
Photography/visual style: 9/10
Music/score: 7/10
Overall: 7/10
Life of Pi is one of the very few films to genuinely justify the use of 3D, which is why I am reviewing the threed release. Using the very latest in CGI technology, Ang Lee tells the fantastic (in every sense of the word) story of a young boy marooned in a lifeboat for weeks with a live, adult Bengal tiger.
There is one word that I have come to associate with Ang Lee's work as a director over the years: 'deft'. He knows how to handle emotional drama as well as computer technology in the service of a film. This movie is no exception, especially as he is assisted by an excellent performance from Suraj Sharma, who is required by the nature of the plot to carry most of the movie, as well as able support from Irrfan Khan and Rafe Spall.
For my full review, see my independent film blog on Blogspot, Cinema Inferno: http://cinemainferno-blog.blogspot.co.uk/2013/01/life-of-pi-2012.html