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Ben Kingsley

Also known as:  Krishna Bhanji
Born:  December 31, 1943 in Scarborough, United Kingdom
Nationality:  British:English
 
 
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A Masterpiece of Suspenseful film making
Reviewed by Axellion for Shutter Island at 2010-02-28 10:18:08
Some movies beg for repeat viewings, Shutter Island practically demands it. That is not to say it was hard to follow or the plot baffling in some way. There is so much more than meets the eye here, this is no simply detective story, so many small details and touches that a return viewing would bring already deep characters and scenes into an entirely different light. So profound is the mystery of Shutter Island that a second viewing many be as if watching a new film. Leonardo DiCaprio once again teams with Martin Scorsese, playing U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels. Sent to the fog shrouded tilter island to investigate a disappearance and the local insane asylum. Scorsese once again propels his actors to great heights. DiCaprio?s Marshal Daniels is a severely troubled man, the denizens of the asylum only serving to reminding him of his own labored mind, his past coming back to haunt him. An extraordinarily tight thriller, from the very first frame, as a boat emerges from the fog, Shutter Island is a masterwork of suspense, the plot thickens and the disappearance fades away to the greater mystery of the asylum, truly genuinely creepy. Scorsese has another masterpiece on his hands; the deeper picture slowly builds, each sliver forming a remarkable tense downright eerie account. Music was of particular note, a very quiet film at times, with a sudden, perhaps scary and startling, score. Not from jump scares but slow haunting images, the island itself comes alive, sinking its fangs into the viewer, entangling. Stunning visual and very well acted across the board. Scorsese continues to prove the he is in fact the greatest living director. I genuinely had absolutely no idea how the film would end, I could not imagine a way in which it could wrap up this enigmatic plot. Yet somehow it comes together, an ending so shocking and utterly spine-chilling, it changes this entire pervious events. I must see it again; I need to watch it with new eyes, watching for the small clues, seeing the minute word and actions, hinting at deeper events. A meticulously crafted film, the fog dissolves, reveling something remarkably heart wrenching.
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oof...
Reviewed by thedevil for The Love Guru at 2009-04-29 21:33:08
The Toronto Maple Leafs haven't won the Stanley Cup since 1967, but I say for everyone who hasn't watched this atrocity that this film will be a larger curse on them than not winning the Cup. It is THAT bad...the only way it could have been worse is if they had Uwe Boll direct it. That's how bad it is.
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Oliver Twist
Reviewed by Ventrillochef for Oliver Twist at 2008-08-15 15:50:08
a smashing good movie .... made me want to read the book
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Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
(1982) PG

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
(1982) PG

Broadcast Film Critics(2002) Winner
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
(2000) R

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
(1982) PG

L.A. Film Critics(1982) Winner
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
(1982) PG

Natl. Bd. of Review(1982) Winner
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
(1982) PG

N.Y. Film Critics(1982) Winner
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
(1982) PG

Academy Awards(2003) Nominated
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
(2003) R

Academy Awards(2001) Nominated
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
(2000) R

Academy Awards(1991) Nominated
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
(1991) R

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
(1993) R

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
(2003) R

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
(2000) R

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(2008) R

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(2008) PG-13

Worst Supporting Actor
(2006) R videoHound rating

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
(2003) R

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
(2003) R

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
(2000) R