Passage to India

Pros: Acting, Direction, Cinematography, Score

Cons: Read the review

The Bottom Line: A brilliant epic showing the conflict between the colonial powers and the native population in India.

Review: A Passage to India (1984) Epic filmmaker David Lean (Lawrence of Arabia) made this his last film concerning the heavy-handed and stupid ways of the British colonial powers that eventually opened the way for leaders like Gandhi to emerge and ultimately ...

Pros: Wonderful performances. Stunning visuals. Decent adaptation of complex material.

Cons: Maurice Jarre's score can overpower the mood. Some cliche moments. Uneven pacing.

The Bottom Line: David Lean's adaptation of the E. M. Forster novel preserves the ambiguities and mysteries of the original while giving visual splendor.

Review: The fax machine burst into life this morning while I was eating my ten grain granola with fireweed honey and all natural yogurt (breakfast of movie stars). It was Troma studios with yet another rewrite of 'Toxy Foxy'. This time, Regina Giddens seems to...