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CONSENSUS
Lagaan is lavish, rousing entertainment in the old-fashioned tradition of Hollywood musicals.
CAST & CREW
Aamir Khan, Gracy Singh, Rachel Shelley
Directed by Ashutosh Gowariker
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SYNOPSIS
Considered to be a modern classic of Indian cinema, LAGAAN is a musical drama which tells the story of a central Indian farming village in 1893. more...
MPAA RATING
PG, for language and some violence
RUNTIME
3 hours, 44 minutes
RELEASE DATES
Theatrical: May 8, 2002
Video: Dec 18, 2001
RELEASE COMPANY
Sony Pictures Classics
GENRE
Musical & Performing Arts, Musicals, Drama, Musical, Sports, Drama (General), India, Great Britain
OFFICIAL SITE
• The Official Lagaan Site
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 "Crackerjack entertainment -- nonstop romance, music, suspense and action."
-- Jeffrey M. Anderson, SAN FRANCISCO EXAMINER
"...a rousing fantasy of bloodless revolution against capricious colonial rulers."
-- Sean Axmaker, SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER
"A great introduction to the joys of Indian popular cinema."
-- Chris Baker, FILM THREAT
"The most deliriously entertaining movie of the summer."
-- Joe Baltake, SACRAMENTO BEE
"It's a fairy tale that comes from a renowned Indian film culture that allows Americans to finally revel in its splendor."
-- Athan Bezaitis, FILMCRITIC.COM
"Two hours of melodramatic musical married to two hours of underdog sports intrigue, if the picture also shares the weaknesses of both genres, more's the pity."
-- Walter Chaw, FILM FREAK CENTRAL
 "Although it tries to be much more, it's really just another Major League."
-- Ryan Cracknell, APOLLO GUIDE
"About as big a crowdpleaser as they possibly come."
-- Michael Dequina, MR. BROWN'S MOVIES
"There is only so much baked cardboard I need to chew."
-- David Elliott, SAN DIEGO UNION-TRIBUNE
"Unbeatable entertainment from India, and proof that the often derided Bollywood film industry is entirely capable of beating Hollywood at its own game."
-- Ken Fox, TV GUIDE'S MOVIE GUIDE
"There's back-stabbing, inter-racial desire and, most importantly, singing and dancing."
-- Ed Gonzalez, SLANT MAGAZINE
"A gorgeous, high-spirited musical from India that exquisitely blends music, dance, song, and high drama."
-- Harvey S. Karten, COMPUSERVE
"Rarely in either Hollywood or Bollywood has such magic been wrought so seamlessly by the concerted, coordinated efforts of so many for the enjoyment of all."
-- Wade Major, BOXOFFICE MAGAZINE
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"A movie that amply delivers on the epic promise of its title, entertaining, enlightening, and emboldening viewers with its deceptively simple premise and execution."
-- Marjorie Baumgarten, AUSTIN CHRONICLE
"I have a new favorite musical -- and I'm not even a fan of the genre"
-- Rob Blackwelder, SPLICEDWIRE
"Very few movies can keep my attention past the three-hour mark. 'Lagaan' is one of those movies."
-- David Cornelius, AMAZING COLOSSAL WEBSITE
"It's the most nimble epic you're likely to see."
-- Mike D'Angelo, MAN WHO VIEWED TOO MUCH
"The action here is unusually tame, the characters are too simplistic to maintain interest, and the plot offers few surprises."
-- Daniel Eagan, FILM JOURNAL INTERNATIONAL
"It works its magic with such exuberance and passion that the film’s length becomes a part of its fun."
-- F.X. Feeney, L.A. WEEKLY
"'...a great, participatory spectator sport.'"
-- Mark Freeman, CRITICAL EYE
"Typifies the pros and cons of the films that India churns out."
-- Jeremy Heilman, MOVIEMARTYR.COM
"It seems impossible that an epic four-hour Indian musical about a cricket game could be this good, but it is."
-- Jim Lane, SACRAMENTO NEWS & REVIEW
"Even during the climactic hourlong cricket match, boredom never takes hold."
-- Marc Mohan, OREGONIAN
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"In some ways, Lagaan is quintessential Bollywood. Except it's much, much better."
-- John Anderson, NEWSDAY
"Manages to be both hugely entertaining and uplifting."
-- Aseem Chhabra, BOSTON GLOBE
"An enormously entertaining movie, like nothing we've ever seen before, and yet completely familiar."
-- Roger Ebert, CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
"After having seen this Cinemascope extravaganza in a theater, on DVD and video, I still think the big screen experience is worth it."
-- Monica Eng, CHICAGO TRIBUNE
"If you can swallow its absurdities and crudities Lagaan really is enormously good fun."
-- Jonathan Foreman, NEW YORK POST
"It's been made with an innocent yet fervid conviction that our Hollywood has all but lost."
-- Owen Gleiberman, ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY
"A rippingly good, old-fashioned movie epic that takes the best of Bollywood cinema ... and elevates it for an international audience."
-- Edward Guthmann, SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
"Elegantly produced and expressively performed, the six musical numbers crystallize key plot moments into minutely detailed wonders of dreamlike ecstasy."
-- Ed Halter, VILLAGE VOICE
"Does point the way for adventurous Indian filmmakers toward a crossover into nonethnic markets."
-- Kirk Honeycutt, HOLLYWOOD REPORTER
"This is a movie that knows its business -- pleasing a broad, popular audience -- and goes about it with savvy professionalism and genuine flair."
-- Dave Kehr, NEW YORK TIMES
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"If you're in the mood for a Bollywood film, here's one for you."
-- Jean Lowerison, SAN DIEGO METROPOLITAN
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