This is a very good film on nearly all levels - and ultimately powerfully moving. Much better than the more promoted India-set films, like "Darjeeling Limited" (2 stars) & the Julia Roberts vanity piece "Eat, Pray, Love."
A tale relatable to our times, the underlying hatreds more true than fictional - and the unintended consequences of the arrogance of the English people of the now evaporated British Empire. (This reviewer's ancestry is English.) The actors should be grateful to have had such excellent material and production value, finally, in their careers, especially Neve Campbell, who rises in a lovely restrained perf to her natural assets (instead of the "When Will I Be Loved" James Tobak-type- clapcrap).
The score is lovely, too, appropriate to the near epic nature of the story - an updated take on star-crossed love and its ... well, watch ... An under-promoted gem here.
A tale relatable to our times, the underlying hatreds more true than fictional - and the unintended consequences of the arrogance of the English people of the now evaporated British Empire. (This reviewer's ancestry is English.) The actors should be grateful to have had such excellent material and production value, finally, in their careers, especially Neve Campbell, who rises in a lovely restrained perf to her natural assets (instead of the "When Will I Be Loved" James Tobak-type- clapcrap).
The score is lovely, too, appropriate to the near epic nature of the story - an updated take on star-crossed love and its ... well, watch ... An under-promoted gem here.