The Warrior Reviews
Greatly inspired. Very convenient who has working on their personal growth.
Beautiful colors and editing alongside cinematography
In my opinion, I felt that the movie was very good, behind all this, the filmmaker was able to come up with the right festive details to congratulate the members of the behind-the-scenes team.
Beautiful and spare, a heartbreaking tale strongly mixed lurid violence. I thought the script was well done but there were a few loopholes. Acting and scenery is superb. The ending felt a bit too open.
This is quite a well made film, about an Indian soldier with a crisis of conscience. It features surprisingly little in the way of dialogue and action, although what there is, is quite impactful, if you know what I mean. There are some nice landscape shots of the locations and I thought Irrfan Khan gave a particularly good performance as the titular character. This is a thoughtful film, not perhaps one of the most memorable per se but a good example of this sort of film, I feel, though I was a bit frustrated that it ended quickly and I'm not entirely sure quite what to make of what happened...I suppose its one of those films where the viewer is left to decide for themselves, which may frustrate some people, like me. It's a good film in some respects but certainly not great. If it sounds particularly interesting then it's probably worth looking at, though, yes.
Breathtaking and epic this is a ruthless drama that won the BAFTA for best British film and should have been nominated for a Oscar for best foreign language film but the academy didn't because of some stupid thing who cares this a great movie.
(Quick review) The Warrior is a 2001 crime drama directed by Asif Kapadia. The film stars Irfan Khan as Lafcadia and Puru Chibber as Katiba. A very gripping and intense film that had me intrigued from start to finish. The cast was strong, the characters were engaging, the story was interesting, the cinematography was visually beautiful, and the ending was heartfelt. Overall I give it a 7/10 - very strong film, would recommend
Beautiful cinematography, great acting and decent directing make for a well crafted story about warrior haunted by his past.
After his family is killed by his former lord, a warrior seeks to find inner peace. Essentially an internal, spiritual journey, <i>The Warrior</i> is highlighted by a good, understated performance by Irfan Khan and some picturesque scenes of India's landscape. But the story is old, and though it doesn't submit to the temptation to become a simple revenge story, what arises in place of cliche is not much better because the film is unable to get us far enough into Lafcadia's psyche to become a compelling internal drama. Overall, while there is a lot to like about this film, I don't think it succeeds because its central conflict is too obscure.
I was mesmerized by this film. I believe this to be an accurate interpretation of military life in northern India/Afganistan prior to the twentieth century. I like the movie for the depiction of events but felt the action was slow and left the viewer waiting. As a period piece I thought the director did an excellent.
A genteel and artistic film. It has very little dialogue, and mere light and almost nonexistant music except during specific visual stillness like the village scene towards the end: the warrior kneels down and the smoke drifts off the burnt rubble that used to be a house; he quietly observes the small trinkets that remain and is in deep reflection. I also recall the dry glow of sunlight as the desert sand misted the air, serving as a weather mask for the warrior to hide behind early on in the film when the warriors were searching for him. I especially liked the lighter subtle moments such as when the warrior gradually slides away the plate of food, knowing that his young thief companion was distracted by a girl; when the young thief realizes it, the warrior softly laughs at him. The film is very aesthetically directed. Very nice.
One of my favorite movies of all time. It's got the feel of a spaghetti western where the protagonist seeks redemption instead of revenge. Masterful.
A story about repentance and spirituality. Great acting and raw visuals, though the movie is slow in places. Do not watch this expecting a lot of action and swordplay, there is very little of it.
One of the more thoughtful pieces of cinema to come out of India in recent years - a sudued story from the warlord period, but one with beautiful cinematography.
It may be an interesting setting involving a lesser known part of ancient history (that being the history on the Sino-Korean border), but The Warrior is about as deep as a Liam Neeson-fronted action movie.
Nice use of background music, which played more of a part than dialogue, this in enforced with the acting of Irfan Khan, who didn't hold back in his role. Good, insightful soul searching film.