By Rediff, September 12, 2008 - 15:04 IST
2 of 2 people found this review helpful It's an English film with crumbs of Bengali and Hindi thrown here and there, in which the priority of the language seems apt in all scenes AB. But the interaction, between his live-in companion (played by an excellent...
By Allbollywood, September 13, 2008 - 09:15 IST
The Last Lear is Ghosh's second film in a row after the Bengali movie "Khela" to be located in the film world. The distance between the 'reality' of the acting world and the realism of the real world where people are often acting before one another, is covered by the sensitive director with supple grace.
By Indya, September 13, 2008 - 09:17 IST
1 of 1 people found this review helpful The Last Lear is for those who want to see Amitabh Bachchan at one of his finest moments. The actor's presence on screen leaves you in a trance and unable to blink. And it is due to his stupendous performance that his co-stars who have done a great job themselves almost feel like interruptions in Bachchan's poetic flow...
By Bollyspice, September 13, 2008 - 09:18 IST
1 of 1 people found this review helpful Rituparno Ghosh is a far cry from ordinary. He does not make films for the masses, he does not make films to help people escape reality and he does not make films to revel in the luxuries of money...
By Hindustan Times, September 13, 2008 - 09:21 IST
The good that men do lives with them. So let it be with The Last Lear, a pedestal for the histrionics of Mr Bachchan. You all do love him not without cause...
By Merinews, September 13, 2008 - 09:23 IST
The film is not the best work of Rituparno Ghosh and even Bachchan fans, might be disappointed as they might find less of Bachchan, when they had expected much more (blame it on gender centric title The Last Lear); in fact the first half an hour is dedicated to the three women...
By AOL, September 13, 2008 - 09:24 IST
0 of 1 people found this review helpful Amitabh Bachchan is impressive in parts but at others he's just screaming himself hoarse which is so not what Shakespeare is all about. His baritone voice shouts out lines from Shakespeare's works like a speech at some political rally trying to make a point on the streets...
