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Viceroy's House

Viceroy's House (2017)

September. 01,2017
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6.7
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PG-13
| Drama History

In 1947, Lord Mountbatten assumes the post of last Viceroy, charged with handing India back to its people, living upstairs at the house which was the home of British rulers, whilst 500 Hindu, Muslim and Sikh servants lived downstairs.

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Nessieldwi
2017/09/01

Very interesting film. Was caught on the premise when seeing the trailer but unsure as to what the outcome would be for the showing. As it turns out, it was a very good film.

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Janae Milner
2017/09/02

Easily the biggest piece of Right wing non sense propaganda I ever saw.

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Donald Seymour
2017/09/03

This is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a very long time. You have to go and see this on the big screen.

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Lela
2017/09/04

The tone of this movie is interesting -- the stakes are both dramatic and high, but it's balanced with a lot of fun, tongue and cheek dialogue.

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Jenn Brown
2017/09/05

Viceroy's House sketches through the convoluted history of India's Independence, and the partition between India and Pakistan, but does it in a beautiful, touching way. It's a very complicated story, and Chadha uses key people to coax out the human factor from a single, physical location. Don't let the simple approach fool you; it teases out the much bigger stories by focusing on the personal. And it is personal. Do watch through the end, because Chadha proves how personal it is with a coda that ties the story to actual people. Hopefully, you'll walk away with wanting to learn more about this particular part of history. Or you will walk away feeling a part of your own history has been shared that is often overlooked in western cinema.

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Paul Allaer
2017/09/06

"Viceroy's House" (2017 release from the UK) brings the story of the partition of India. As the movie opens, the screen opens with "History is written by the victors". We then go to "Delhi, India. 1947", where the massive staff (all Indian, of course) is preparing the house (more like a palace) for the arrival of Lord Mountbatten, the last viceroy of India who is tasked with transferring power. In a parallel story, the viceroy's personal assistant Jeet (who is Hindu) reconnects with the beautiful Alia, who is the personal assistant of Mrs. Mountbatten and who is Muslim and already betrothed to another Muslim guy. At this point we are 10 min. into the movie but to tell you more of the plot would spoil your viewing experience, you'll just have to see for yourself how it all plays out.Couple of comments: this is the latest movie from British-Indian director Gurinder Chadha, best known for directing "Benf It Like Beckham" (has that really been 15 years ago already)? Here she goes the direction of a historical drama reminiscent of, say, "Lawrence of Arabia" or of course "Ghandi". Alas, it didn't turn out that well. The acting is OK, no more, no less. Gillian 'X Files" Anderson is the best of the large cast as the inclusive Mrs. Mountbatten, but even she has to bring "memorable" lines like "We are bringing the future, let's not make a mess of it!", yes, really! More disturbing, the movie makes a specific allegation (no worries, I won't spoil it) about the underlying reason for the partition, which allegation has never been proved or substantiated and as far as I know is an outright fantasy. But worst of all is the cheesy romance/love story between Jeet and Alia, which never was engaging or believable as it played out here, even though in real life there were of course many such "inter-religious" instances. On the plus side, the photography is pure eye-candy, and the original score, courtesy of Indian composer A. R. Rahman, is outstanding."Viceroy's House" premiered at this year's Berlin Film Festival, and it finally opened last weekend at my local art-house theater here in Cincinnati pretty much out of the blue and without any hype. The Tuesday early evening screening where I saw this at turned out to be a private screening: I was literally the only person in the theater. Given the flaws of this movie, I cannot see this playing long in the theater. If you are interested in "Viceroy's House" due to being a historical drama, keep your expectations low. I encourage you to check it out, be it in the theater, on VOD, or eventually on DVD/Blu-ray, and draw your own conclusion.

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Quietb-1
2017/09/07

If you saw something similar in a high school world history class it would be interesting and effective. As a theatrical movie it misses the mark. It's 1947 time to grant India it's independence but there is a social, religious problem. The telegraphed answer is two countries.The movie is poorly writing and directed with way too many dialogue driven scenes. People sit around and talk about what is happening. On more then one occasion the question is asked and answered by throwing down the newspaper with the dramatic answer. The only time the movie was visual was the last few minutes showing rather then talking about the refugee issues.The house in the title serves as a metaphor for the division of the country with the silver flat wear being proportionately divided. Other scenes in the house seemed forced. The movie is in limited release and available on home platforms. No need to see this in a theater. Free is almost too much to pay for one.

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jeffreyvisualarts
2017/09/08

Had uninteresting, dull characters. Music was annoying and inappropriate. Length was too long. Weak romance attempt. Boring dialogue. Tiring political discussions pondering to those who pretend Hollywood can be informative. If you're too lazy to read a history book, desperate for something to do, don't care about substance or quality filmmaking, will watch anything, and remain stubbornly/falsely positive about what you spend your money on, (and have $12 to blow,) you'll probably love this movie.

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