The Warrior

best of the mad max series

This is 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. There are some nice landscape shots. I thought Irrfan Khan gave a good performance as the main character. I was frustrated that it ended quickly and I'm not sure quite what to make of what happened...its one of those films where the viewer is left to decide for themselves, which may frustrate some like me.

Khan is brilliant as Lafcadia; a warrior & local enforcer in feudal India who has a crisis of conscience which leads to tragic consequences. Around this point I'm expecting a revenge flick, but "The Warrior" goes a different route, shunning violence for realisation & a slightly unusual zen like atmosphere. It's an interesting, but admittedly not exceptional character study, that it has to be said is absolutely beautifully shot and scored. That said, some necks being cut would have been nice!

"I much prefer the full-throated passion of The Gate of the Sun, but it's to the film's credit that it's able to say so much with very little words." - Ed Gonzalez

Very nice film featuring redemption and loss of destructive appetite.

More like "The Worrier". I wanted fighting!