One of the best male fantasies

Rating: 10/10 (28 July 2003)

One of the best films ever made, by a great director who knows the extent to which men will obsess and risk everything to fulfill their fantasies. And Sean Connery and Michael Caine are perfect in their roles as brash soldiers of fortune with a dream. There is much to commend in this film. Saeed Jaffrey (as Billy Fish) actually stole a couple of scenes ... as did Dodhmi Larbi (as Ootah) until he lost his head. But the real treasure is the timeless Kipling story ... about fearlessness and greed.